History Final Exam Europe in the Middle Ages Key Terms – Flashcards
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The Middle Ages
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period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from A.D. 500 to 1500
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medieval
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relating to the Middle Ages
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feudalism
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A system of organization in Europe, in which land was worked on by serfs or peasants in exchange for military and other services.
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vassal
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noblemen who received land from other noblemen in return for their services
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fief
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estate granted by a lord to a vassal
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fealty
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a sworn of loyalty to a lord
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knight
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warrior mounted on horseback
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chivalry
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code of conduct in medieval Europe that required knights to be brave, loyal and hones
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manor
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self-sufficient estate of medieval lord
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serf
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a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord
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crop rotation
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practice of changing the use of fields over time
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fallow
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unplanted land
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three-field system
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system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
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guild
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association of people who have a common interest
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Hundred Years' War
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destructive war between France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453
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bubonic plague
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a deadly infection spread by fleas that live on rats
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Black Death
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epidemic of the bubonic plague that killed as many as one third of all Europeans between 1327 and 1353
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Peasants' Revolt.
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unsuccessful revolt by peasants against feudal lords in England in 1381
