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15 Cards in this Set
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Feudalism
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an economic system
one noble promising in exchange for rights agriculture |
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comitatus
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followers
members swore alligance to leader relationship of mutual protection |
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lord
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provides vassal w/protection
wealthy landowner |
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vassal
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servant
pledged to carry out duties to lord gave oath of fealty |
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oath of fealty
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fairly straight forward
vassal promise loayalty to lord |
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benefice
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benefiet
first onces given by church money given by lord to vassal |
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immunity
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let vassal make own laws
vassals can run own court |
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relief
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inheritance tax
vassal heir payed |
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leige lord
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head lord
at top of pyramid |
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manor
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an estate
spread out from castle or large house cottges 3 feilds-rotate |
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peasants/tenants/serfs
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live in manors
farmhands depended on lord more freedom than slve-little freedom could not leave manor w/out lord's approval |
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heriot
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when serf inheirts ;and has to pay fee
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merchet
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when serf's daughter gets married has to pay fee to let her leave moor
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freemen
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serfs wo enjoy full rights of citizenship
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You're done
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are you prepaired?
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