Middle Ages

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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