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7 Cards in this Set
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A polictical and social system in which a powerful lord offered protection to a vassal in return for military service.
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feudalism
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a man who served a lord in a military capacity
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vassal
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a heavily armored soldier who fought on horseback
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knight
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land given to a vassal by a lord
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fief
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a contest where kinghts could show their fighting skills
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tournament
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a code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold
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chivalry
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a set of unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal
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feudal contract
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