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Feudalism |
the system of political organization prevailing in Europe |
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Kingdom/King/Queen |
a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen/a male monarch of a major territorial unit/a female monarch |
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Lord |
Ths king's adviser |
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Knight |
a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior and protect the town |
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Serf |
a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner |
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Vassal |
a person under the protection of a feudal lord who gives them land and/or protection |
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Chivalry |
the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. |
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Pope/Papacy |
the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Excommunicate |
officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church. |
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Holy Roman Emperor |
The sovereign ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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Pope Gregory VIII |
He excommunicated the king and gave the church more power. |
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King Henry IV |
He got excommunicated from the pope and he ruled England. |
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Crusades |
The battle over the religious land, Jerusalem. |
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Holy Land |
Jerusalem |
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Muslim |
A follower of the religion of Islam. |
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Islam |
The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. |
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Judaism |
The monotheistic religion of the Jews. |
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Christiananity |
The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. |
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Middle Ages |
The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from circa 1100 to 1453. |
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Monastery |
A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows. |
