Growing Up in the Middle Ages

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Apprentice

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A young man or woman learning to become a craftsperson.

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Dowry

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The wealth or property that a bride brings to her husband when they marry.

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Guild

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An organization that helps craftsmen through bad times and fixes prices for goods.

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Knight

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A nobleman who fights for his lord or king in times of war.

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Lord

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A nobleman who is usually in charge of a village.

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Minstrel

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A medieval entertainer.

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Nobility

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In the Middle Ages, landowners known as lords and ladies; the highest social group.

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A boy in the first stage of training to become a knight.

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Quintain

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A wooden dummy used in training a knight to fight on horseback.

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Squire

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A young man in the second stage of training to become a knight.