Feudalism and Middle Ages Vocab

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A period that spanned from the 500s to the 1500s BCE

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medieval

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To change one's religion

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converted

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A political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord

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feudalism

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A person who lived and worked on the private land of a noble or lord

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serfs

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a lesser nobleman who received land and protection from a feudal lord

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vassals

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a nobleman who received land from a king in medieval feudal society

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lords

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a warrior in medieval Europe

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knights

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A code of conduct for knights

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chivalry

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a self-contained world located on land belonging to a lord

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manor

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a Christian religious community

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monastery