Middle Ages Vocabulary

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feudalism

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a system of government and way of life based on the relation of lords to vassals and how each group owed loyalty and service to each other

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clergy

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religious leaders like priests, bishops, and cardinals

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fiefs

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pieces of land given to a vassal by their lords

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vassal

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medieval noble who served a lord and swore to serve, protect and fight for him in exchange for land

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knight

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warrior on horseback

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castle

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large, fortified houses

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keep

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strongest part of the manor

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code of chivalry

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the rules knights had to live by

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page

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a young boy about the age of 7-8 in the first stage of training to be a knight

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squire

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a young noble who cares for a knight's horse and weapons while training to become a knight