middle ages Flashcards

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Fief

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a piece of land granted to someone (a lord, nobleman, smaller king) for their services, protection, and loyalty*
Keep in mind: people.. kings/knights live on a manor

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Manor

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Manor-The large estate owned by a knight or lord (manages it)
Note:stuff on the fief makes it manor.

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Serf

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workers who were tied to the land on which they lived,slaves
Note:bound to the land,under the leadership of the nobleman/lor/king

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Peasant

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the poorest people in the medieval era and lived primarily in the country or small villages/ poor people

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Knight

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warriors who fought on horseback

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Lord

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Landowners in the Middle Ages were known as lords.

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King

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the ruler of a kingdom - head o

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Pope

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Note:the head of the catholic church mnemonic:social tik toker for religion

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Catholic Church

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-straddled the world of medieval Europe. Every king, queen, knight, serf and soldier lived and died within the embrace of the Catholic faith. The church was not simply a religion and an institution; it was a category of thinking and a way of life.
Note:the catholic church provided education

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Feudalism

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-historians call this system of the promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals Feudalism.
Note:exchanging land for other things

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Middle Ages

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a period that lasted from about 500 to 1500 started at the fall of Rome, ended during the Renaissance.

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Magna Carta

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Magna Carta-Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law- provided protection to the people’s rights
Note:The magna carta was used to influence the constitution.

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