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28 Cards in this Set
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Charlemagne
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Great Christian leader of the Franks, Charles the Great, he felt learning was important
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King John
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English king crowned in 1199, the Magna Carta was written to limit his powers
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Cathedrals
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Large or important Christian churches
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Calligraphy
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Art of producing beautiful writing, often created with a special pen or brush
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Dark Ages
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900-year period after the fall of the Roman Empire and before the Renaissance
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Magna Carta
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Legal document or charter written to limit the power of a king, especially King John who was forced to sign it
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Battlement
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a wall around the top of a castle, with spaces in it where people inside the castle can shoot through
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Crusades
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A holy or religous war fought by Christians to free Jerusalem from mainly Muslim Turks
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Black Death
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a disease or plague that killed a very large number of people in Europe in the Middle Ages
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Chivalry
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A set of rules of behavior for Knights, putting a high value on purity, honour, kindness and bravery
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Guild
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Organization of trade and craft workers
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Oath of Fealty
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A vassal's promise to be a faithful and loyal servant to his lord
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Knight
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Soldiers who protected the lords manor, trained from a very young age, usually son’s of noble’s
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Serf
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A peasant or farmer who worked on a noble’s land, manor or great estate
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Lord
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A noble who owned and controlled a large piece of land, manor or great estate
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Vassal
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A noble who usually was given a fief by his lord in exchange for loyalty
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Feudal System
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A way of organizing and governing society, based on protection for loyalty
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Noble
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People of the upper class in the Feudal System
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Fief
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Piece of land sometimes given to a knight
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Feudalism
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A system of loyalty for protection
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Chain Mail
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A type of armor
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Squire
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A knight in training
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Vikings
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A group of barbarians who invaded Europe
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Joust
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A mock battle
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Journeyman
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A trade or craft worker who is one step from a master
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Apprentice
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A trade or craft worker who is in training and runs errands and does chores
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Charge
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Symbol on a shield
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Coat of Arms
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Identifies one Knight from another
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