Medieval History Flashcards

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Feudalism

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A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.

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Serf

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A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

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Vassal

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A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land.

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Knight

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A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.

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Manor

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A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.

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Crop Rotation

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The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil.

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Charlemagne

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800 AD crowned by the Pope as the head of the Holy Roman Empire, which extended from northern Spain to western Germany and northern Italy. His palace was at Aachen in central Europe.

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Magna Carta

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A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.

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Moors

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Spanish Muslims.

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Heresy

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The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine.