Middle Ages Flashcards
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William the Conqueror
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Brought the Feudal system to England
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Battle of Hastings
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Last time England was conquered
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Feudal System
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Exchanges land and titles for loyalty and service
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Allegiance
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Loyalty to a country or person
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Fealty
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Loyalty to a feudal lord
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Faith
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Belief in God, one of the three F’s of the feudal system
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Fief
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Land in the feudal system
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Manor
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Basic unit/community of the feudal system
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Freeholder
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One who owns the land that he/she is working
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Serf
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Works the land, but does not own it
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Self-Sufficient
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Not relying on others
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Obligations
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Duties brought on loyal feudal oath
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Privileges
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Special rights granted to nobbles in this system
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Catholic
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Europeans at this time that belonged to the church
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Excommunication
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To be banned from church services
