Ch 10 Vocabulary

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Political system that developed during the Middle Ages when governments were no longer able to defend and protect their subjects, nobles offered protection and land in return for service

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feudalism

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a grant of land made to a vassal; the vassal held political authority within his fief.

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fief

Front

an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked

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manor

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the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people

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bourgeoisie

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a member of the heavily armored cavalry

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knight

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a man who served a lord in a military capacity

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vassal

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The Great charter of rights which King John was forced to sign by the English nobles at Runneymede in 1215

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Magna Carta

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In 13th century England, this representative government emerged

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Parliament

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the unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal

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feudal contract

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a peasant legally bound to the land who had to provide labor services, pay rents, and be subject to the lord's control

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serf