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Vassal

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The king’s followers

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Peasant

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A poor person who farmed the land

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Serf

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A peasant who belonged to the Lord and farmed his land

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Freeman

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A peasant that paid rent and tax but could travel as he pleased

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Bailiff

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Kept the lord’s accounts and law and order in the estate

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Manor

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A small village surrounded by land run by a Lord and farmed by peasants

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Fallow

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Every year one of the 3 fields would be kept empty to rest the soil

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Motte and bailey castle

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First castles every made and were built with wood

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Keep

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The main building in a castle where the Lord and his family lived

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Battlement

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At the top of the keep used as a lookout for enemies

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Turret

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Strong towers along the walls

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Curtain wall

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The outer wall of a castle

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Portcullis

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An iron grille in front of the castle gate

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Latrines

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Toilets in the corner of a castle

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Forge

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Where blacksmiths worked

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Catapult

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A machine used to fire boulders over castle walls

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Ballista

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A giant crossbow

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Siege tower

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Enclosed ladders

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Solar

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The warmest room in the manor belonging to the lady of the castle who did things like embroidery there

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Tapestry

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A rug with pictures on it

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Trencher

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A big piece of bread used as a plate

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Hawking

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Hunting with trained hawks

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Jousting

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When a knight fights another knight on a horse

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Dowry

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Money or gifts a womans family would give to the man she’s marrying

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Page

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The first stage to becoming a knight, he would learn how to ride a horse and use a sword

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Squire

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The second stage in becoming a knight, he helped the lord in battle

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Dubbing

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The ceremony when a squire became a knight

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Chivalry

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The code of honour knights swore to uphold

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High Street

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The main street of a town and often the only one that was paved with wooden planks or stones

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Toll

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The tax merchants had to pay in order to enter a town

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Curfew

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When everybody in the town had to put out their fires or pay a fine

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Leprosy

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A disease that if you got meant you would be banished from the town

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Black Death

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A plague that wiped out 1/3 of Europe’s population, vicims got swellings under their armpits, necks and groin

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Charter

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A legal document granted by the king that allowed the town to run it’s own affairs

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Corporation

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A council that ran the towns affairs

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Guild

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An organisation that every craftsperson had to belong to (there was one for every craft)

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Craftsperson

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Someone with a special skill or trade

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Apprentice

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Lived with a matser craftsmanfor 7 years to learn the trade

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Journeyman

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He travelled around and now gets paid for his work

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Master

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When a journeyman gets his own workshop

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Masterpiece

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A piece a journeyman produces in order to become a master

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Parish

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The Church was divided into parishes

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Diocese

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A bishop ran these and they wer bigger than a parish

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Cathedral

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A big church built by the bishop

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Romanesque Church

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A dark, gloomy church with thick columns, arches and small windows

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Gothic Church

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Has spires, towers, statues (gargoyles), big glass stained windows, flying buttresses and thin columns

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Dormitory

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Where the monks slept

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Cloisters

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Where the monks walked and prayed

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Chapter house

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Where they disscussed busibess of the monastery and elected an abbot

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Infirmary

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Hospital/sick room

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Scriptorium

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Where they copied manuscripts

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Guest house

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Where they gave food to the poor and travellers

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Refectory

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Where they ate

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Feudal system

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How society was organised and how land was owned

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