S.S. Unit two test Flashcards

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Duties brought on by the feudal oath?

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Obligations

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What were cases involving minor crimes that were heard?

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Manor courts

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Why can’t the king tax on his own?

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Because it was one of the changes the magma carta

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When was the last time England was conquers?

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The battle of Hastings

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What Is a fief?

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Land in the feudal system

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What are special rights granted to nobles in this system?

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The feudal system

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What is a freeholder?

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One who owns the land that he/she is working on

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What was the crusade

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An attempt to take back the holy land

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What Is a tithe?

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A tax charged by the church

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What are you when you are not able to rely on others?

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Self-sufficient

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What is loyalty to a feudal lord?

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Fealty

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Where were major criminal trials be held

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Royal courts

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Who brought the feudal system to England?

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William the conqueror

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What happens when you get excommunicated

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You get banned from church services

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What are two powers of the king?

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Make laws, and give titles

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What is it called when you exchange land and titles for loyalty and Service?

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Privileges

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What is a serf?

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Basic unit/ community o the feudal system

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What are the most lenient of the courts?

A

Church courts

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Who are the body of people who represent the nation and approve taxes?

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Parliaments

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Belief in God, one of the three f’s of the feudal system?

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Faith

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What are barons?

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They kept the king’s power in check

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What is allegiance mean?

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Loyalty to a country or person

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What documents which limits the power of the king?

A

Magna Carta

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What works the land but does not own it?

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Manor

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What is trial by ordeal?

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Giving poison, or another way of torture to the accused in belief that God will protect the innocent

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What is hebeas corpses?

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Prosecution must prove there has been a crime

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What is trial by battle?

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Nobles could settle court cases by this method

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What church did Europeans belong to at this time?

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Catholic