Rise of Feudalism in Europe – Flashcards
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Abbot
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The male head of a monastery
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Barbarian
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Member of a tribe/ group whose behavior was considered uncivilized
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Cardinal
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High-ranking official of Roman Catholic Church, appointed by Pope
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Catholic
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The largest Christian sect headed by the Pope that has it's origins linked to the Roman Empire
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Christianity
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Religion that helped unify Western Europe after the fall of Rome- with a belief in Jesus Christ in common
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Chivalry
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Code of conduct for medieval knights, based on ideal of honor and courtesy
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Common law
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Body English law based on tradition and court decisions and not on specific laws
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Excommunication
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Formal exclusion from membership or participation in the Christian/Catholic church- to be officially kicked out of the Catholic Church
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Feudalism
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Medieval political, social, and economic system in which Lord gave land and protection to vassals in return for food, loyalty, and protection
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Fief
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Under feudalism, an estate with it's peasant workers granted to a noble in exchange for loyalty and military
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Friar
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Member of a Catholic church who preached in towns and practice poverty
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Germanic tribes
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"Barbarian" tribes that lived to the north of Rome
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Heresy
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Disagreement with or denial of the basic teachings of religion
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Loyalty
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Feeling of devotion, duty, or truthworthiness
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Knight
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Mounted soldiers who was sworn to fight for their Lord in exchange for land and support and expected to follow the code of chivalry
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Manorialism
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Medieval economics SYSTEM linking Nobles and the peasant on their land
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Manor
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Main part of a Nobles fief including fields, a main house, orchards, village, church and more- this is the actual land not the name of the system
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Monastery
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A community of monks (men) living together under religious vows
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Lord of noble
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A person of high rank by birth or title
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Page
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A boy from 7 to 14 years old who is in the first stage of training to become a knight
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Pagan
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Negative connotation for a follower of a polytheistic religion
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Peasant
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Support the feudal structure by farming or working as a skilled craftsmen( carpenter, craftsmen, etc.) and was free to move away from the manor where they rented or owned land
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Serf
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A peasant laborer legally bounded to the lands of a noble; couldn't leave the land
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Squire
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Boy from 15 to 20 years old who is in the second stage of training to become a knight
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Jousting
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Medieval sport in which knights competed to show their fighting skills
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Vassal
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In feudalism, a noble, Knight or peasant who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord
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Viking
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Barbarians from Scandinavia who terrorized Europe during the ninth and 10th centuries(feudalism developed as an answer to their threat)
