Middle Ages Vocab

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An armed soldier serving a lord.

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Knight

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Group of people organized by rank.

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Hierarchy

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A peasant bound to work the land of a lord.

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Serf

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Great Charter of rights signed by King John in 1215

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Magna Carta

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Religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem.

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The Crusades

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Deadly plague in Europe (1347-1351)

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The Black Death

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Land granted by a king to a lord or baron.

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Fief

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A historical period from the 500s to 1500s

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medieval

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Code of conduct for knights

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chivalry

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A disease that killed over a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages.

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bubonic plague