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Medieval Times

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Medieval Times   The centuries between the downfall of the Roman empire and the beginning of the modern world in the 15th and 16th centuries.  
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Middle Ages   Approximately 500AD-1500AD  
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Feudalism   System of ownership and control of land introduced by the Normans  
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Knight   Specially trained fighters in the Middle Ages  
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Peasant   The poorest class of people in the Middle Ages. Peasants were either freemen or serfs. Freemen were paid a money rent and could move whereever they wanted.  
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Vassal   A servant of the Lord  
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Serf   Serfs were peasants that were not free. They needed the permission of the Lord to travel.  
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Fief   A piece of land entrusted to someone for their use  
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Apprentice   Trainee craftsman. This training started at 14 years of age  
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Dowry   Money paid by a bride to her groom's family on their wedding day.  
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Page   The first stage in the training to be a Knight. Trainee knights became a page at 7.  
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Squire   The second stage in the training to be a Knight. Trainee knights became squires at age 14.  
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Chivalry   Code of conduct followed by Knights  
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Manor   A medieval village and the land around it  
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Tithe   A tax paid by peasants to the local parish priest.  
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Guild   An organisation that controlled the business of a craft or trade.  
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Black Death   A plague that spread across Europe in the middle ages  
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Chronology   The study of time and dates  
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Source   A thing or place from which something arises  
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Evidence   Proof of something  
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Useful   Something that helps you or gives you more information about a topic  
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Reliable   something that is likely to be true or correct  
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Fallow   Land allowed to lay idle for a year so that it can recover  
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