Chapter 9 Key Vocab Flashcards
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Vassals
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Subordinate warlords who swore military allegiance and pledged military allegiance to a higher Lord
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Medieval
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Referring to the Middle Ages; the period from the fall of Rome though the 14th century in Europe
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Knights
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Armed mounted warriors whose code of conduct entailed strict devotion to their overlords and to the Christian church
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Serfs
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peasants bound to the manor and under the control of its lord
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Papal primacy
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The doctrine that the pope has authority over the entire Christian church
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Nation
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A political community united by its people’s sense of common heritage and culture
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Manors
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Large European landed estates owned by nobles and worked by peasant farmers
