Chapter 13 Section 2 Feudalism in Europe – Flashcards
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lord
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landowner
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fief
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land granted by a lord
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vassal
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person receiving a fief
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knights
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mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' hands in exchange for fiefs
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serfs
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people who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born
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manor
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the lord's estate
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tithe
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a church tax
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feudalism
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the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection
