Middle Ages

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Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

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Feudalism

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Another name for a king or queen.

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Monarch

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A land owner in the Middle Ages who is in charge of the people on his land and the lesser lords he gave land to.

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Lord

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A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.

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Fief

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Upper class land owners

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Noble

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A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

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Vassal

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A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their life according to a code of chivalry

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Knight

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Young man from the age of 14-18 who was a servant to a knight and was also training to become a knight

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Squire

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Lower class during the Middle Ages who worked on a manor in exchange for protection.

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Peasant

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A peasant who was bound to the land

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Serf