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30 Cards in this Set
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Medieval |
very old fashioned or primitive |
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Dark Ages |
time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. Age of Discovery. |
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Monastery |
building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows |
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Abbot |
a man who is the head of an abbey of monks |
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Monk |
a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience |
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Christendom |
the worldwide body or society of Christians |
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Knight |
man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. |
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Vassal |
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. |
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Lord |
someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler |
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King |
the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth |
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Count |
European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an English earl. |
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Missi Dominici |
official commissioned |
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Feudalism |
the dominant social system in medieval Europe |
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Manor |
a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate |
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Fief |
an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service |
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Serf |
an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. |
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Investiture |
the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank |
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Clergy |
the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church |
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Wergild |
value set in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law upon human life in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the kindred or lord of a slain person. |
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Monarchy |
the monarch and royal family of a country |
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Secular |
denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
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Chivalry |
the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code |
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Common Law |
the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law |
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Tithe |
one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy |
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Crusade |
a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. |
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Guild |
a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power. |
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Burgher |
a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie. |
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Vernacular |
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region |
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Monasticism |
Males pursuing a monastic life |
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Heretics |
a person believing in or practicing religious heresy |
