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28 Cards in this Set
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Abbott
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The male head (leader or superior) of a monastery
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Acre
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The amount of land which one team can plough in a day.
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Apprentice
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An unpaid worker learning a craft/skill
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Archbishop
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A high member of the Church who held large churchs and land
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Bailiff
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A person who worked directly for a lord collecting taxes, rent, fines, etc.
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Bard
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A minstrel or poet who glorified the virtues of the people
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Baron
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A very rich lord (the richest in the area)
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Battlement
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A low wall (gap-toothed) on top of the main castle walls. Soldiers could shelter behind them when under attack
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Bishop
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The person who controlled the local monasteries and land, advisors to kings or nobles
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Cardinal
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One of a group of Church rulers who choose the Pope
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Castle
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A properly fortified military residence
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Cathedral
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A larhe Chirstian house of worship
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Charlemagne
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A French king who ruller from 768-814, and conquered much of Western Europe
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Chivalry
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A knight's code of honor
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Coat of Arms
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The symbol used to identify members of a noble family, usually placed on shields and homes
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Constable
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The principle officer of the household of a noble or king, or a town
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Crusade
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A religious war between Christians and Muslims for the right to rule the Holy Land
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Dispensations
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The permission to neglect a rule, often issued for church rules
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Dynasty
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A succession of rulers of the same descent/family
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Excommunication
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The exclusion from the memberhip of the church
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Feudalism
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A political system where the lord gives a fief to a vassal in return for services, loyalty, and faith
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Fief
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Piece of land given to vassals by their lords/rulers in exchange for loyalty
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Friar
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A traveling priest without a parish/church
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Gothic
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A style of medieval art and architecture. Its characteristic features include the pointed arch, the ribbed wault andf the flying buttress
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Guild
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A craft or trade association organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members
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Heraldry
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A herditary system of identifying individuals and families by visual badges
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Joust
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A mock battle between two knights
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Keep
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The main citadel of a castle; a self-sufficient tower
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