Middle Ages Vocab

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Time period 600-1300 AD?

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middle ages

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Government/military system where land is owned by kings/lords and managed by vassals for loyalty.

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feudalism

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Definition of a fief?

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term for land

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Powerful people who ran manors and gave land to vassals?

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lords

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Men who protected land for their own piece of land?

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vassal

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In armor, this group received honor and land for serving a lord or country.

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knight

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Term for a large agricultural estate run by lords and vassals?

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manor

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Farm worker tied to the land is a ________.

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serf

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Anyone with authority to perform mass or Christian services is called _____________.

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clergy

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Peasant vs. Serf: Same?

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False