history Flashcards
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Feudalism:
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- a political, economic, and social system in which people exchange the kings and lords’ money and worked for protection.
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absolutism
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-a system in which a monarch rules without any checks on his power
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Divine rights of the king
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- the belief that a monarch’s decision is the will of God (to challenge the king is to challenge God.)
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Lord
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A person holding land by a monarch in exchange for loyalty to the monarch politically and financially (can be noble or night.)
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vassal
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a person who is granted land in exchange for loyalty. ( can be a lord or a night)
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serf/peasent
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a person who is tight to thr land that he works, he serves the Nobel/lord
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Clergy
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church oficial, has the most power
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tithes
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an obligatory donation to the church
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reveal truth
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an explantion given by the king or clergy is the truth because they are the spokes men of God.
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Agrarian
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adjective to describe a system in which farming takes place
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