Middle Ages Vocabulary

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A social class of people who worked for the church during the middle ages; church officials; they took care of the spiritual/religious needs of the people. (priests, monks, the pope, nuns, etc.)

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clergy

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a time period in history that happened between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance; it lasted from around 475 A.D.-1500 A.D.

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Middle Ages

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a code of ethics by which knights were supposed to act that stressed the proper treatment of women, royals, and the church.

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chivalry

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Large estate owned by a knight or lord

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Manor

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Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

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Serf

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Warriors who fought on horseback

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Knight

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Land given to lords

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Fief

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A long series of wars between Christians & Muslims in the Holy Land

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Crusades

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a political system in which nobles are granted lands in exchange for loyalty, military service, &protection of the people who live on the land.

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feudalism

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the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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Christianity