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10 Cards in this Set
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Monks
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religious men who lived in isolated communities
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Isolated
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alone
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages
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Feudalism
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a political system in which land is given for political service
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Chivalry
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code of behavior that knights had to follow
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Serfs
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workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
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Vassal
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someone who received land for military service
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Manor
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a large estate
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Estate
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large house or castle surrounded by a lot of land
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Charlemagne
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Frankish king who created a huge empire
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