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33 Cards in this Set
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feudalism
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loosely organized system if government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military support and other services to a greater lord
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vassals
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lesser lords who pledged their loyalty to higher lords
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knight
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mounted warrior
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chivalry
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knights code of conduct
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manor
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the lord´s estate
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serfs
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peasants who were bound to the land of a manor
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Roman Catholic church
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the church that was formed under the western church after the fall of Rome
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Charlemagne
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Emperor( Charles the Great) of France Germany and part of Italy
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feif
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estate of the lesser lord
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secular
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non-religious
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guild
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association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to uphold standards of the trade and to protect their economic interests
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commonlaw
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law that us based on custom or common court ruling
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jury
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group of men sworn to speak the truth
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magna carta
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contained two basic ideas that stated the nobles had certain rights and that monarchs must obey the law
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excommunication
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refusal to give someone sacraments
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sacraments
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sacred rituals of the church
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crusades
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holy wars
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vernacular
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everyday language of ordinary people
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black death
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plague that raged through the world that killed one in three people
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Constantinople
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empire rebuilt by Constantine
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Justinian
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Emperor of Byzantine
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Kiev
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the center of the first Russian state and a vital trade center
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Ivan the Great
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ruler of Russia
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tsar
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Russian word for Caesar
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schism
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permanent division in a church
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Muhammad
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the prophet of Islam
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hajj
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pilgrimage to Mecca
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caliph
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first successor to Muhammad
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mosque
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house of worship
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sultan
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Muslim ruler
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Mansa Musa
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Emperor of Mali
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muclear family
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family unit of parents and children
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griots
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professional storytellers
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