Medieval Europe Vocab Review

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Political & social order in the Middle Ages where nobles provided protection & land for service.

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feudalism

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A peasant bound to the land, providing labor, paying rent, and under the lord's control.

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serf

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Code of ethics knights upheld

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Chivalry

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War between England and France over land rights.

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Hundred Years' War

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Charter of rights limiting the king's power.

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Magna Carta

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Military expeditions by Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslims.

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The Crusades

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Deadly pandemic in Medieval Europe that killed over half the population and ended Feudalism.

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Black Death

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Under Feudalism, a grant of land to a vassal with political authority.

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fief

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An unbeliever; term for Muslims during the Crusades.

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infidel

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Agricultural estate in medieval Europe run by a lord and worked by peasants.

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manor