Middle Ages Vocabulary

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Feudalism

• the system of obligations that governed the relationships between lords and vassals in medieval Europe

• another name for a Knight

• what happened when the Europeans landed in America

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Knight

• warrior in Ancient China

• warrior in Ancient Egypt

• warrior in medieval Europe who fought on horseback

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Vassal

• knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe

• baron who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe

• cardinal who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe

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Shogun

• knight who ruled England in the king's name

• general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name

• a blacksmith who made gun in Japan

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Empire

• land with one territory under the rule of 2 kings

• land with one territory under a single rule

• land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

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Fief

• a type of instrument played on the way into battle

• an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• the head of the manor

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Samurai

• professional warrior in feudal Europe

• trained professional warrior in feudal Japan

• warrior in Mesopotamia

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Serf

• a trusted advisor of the king

• a noble in medieval Europe

• worker in medieval Europe who was tied to the land on which he or she lived