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feudalism
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an organized system of government where local lords(rulers) governed their own lands but owed military service to a greater lord (ruler)
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a ruler owns land and fights for a bigger ruler
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vassal
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a lord was given land and in return he had to give support and loyalty to a greater lord (ruler)
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one ruler helping a more important ruler
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knight
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a noble in Europe who served as a mounted warrior for a lord in the Middle Ages
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a soldier who fought on a horse
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tournament
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a pretend battle where knights would compete against one another to show off their fighting skills
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a pretend fight to shown who was the better soldier
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autocrat
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a ruler who has complete authority
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dictator
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patriarch
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highest church officer in a major city
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a ruler in the church
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dynasty
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ruling family
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a whole family has power
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gentry
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wealthy, landowning class
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gente rico
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shogun
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supreme military commander who had more power than the emperor
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a soldier with alot of power
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daimyo
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a warrior lord directly below the shogun in feudal Japan
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Primero: Shogun
Segundo: Daimyo |
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samurai
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member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society
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a soldier in the group of Japanese fighters
no fear of death |
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bushido
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code of conduct for samurai during the feudal period in Japan
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set of rules for a soldier
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