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Medieval Vocabulary

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FEUDALISM

GOVERNMENT BY LAND-OWNING NOBLES
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FIEFS

LAND GRANTS, LARGE ESTATES
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NOBLE

MEMBER OF THE UPPER CLASS

VASSAL

NOBLE WHO SERVED A LORD OF HIGHER RANK AND GAVE HIM LOYALTY
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LADIES

NOBLE WOMEN
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KNIGHT

WARRIOR ON HORSEBACK, WORE ARMOR AND PROTECTED THE KINGS LAND.

SQUIRE

YOUNG NOBLE UNDER CARE AND TRAINING OF A KNIGHT(12-15 YEARS OLD)
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PAGE

YOUNG BOY WHO HELPED KNIGHTS OF CASTLE
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CODE OF CHIVALRY

CERTAIN RULES FOR KNIGHTS TO LIVE BY

HERALDRY

SYSTEM OF IDENTIFICATION USED BY KNIGHTS IN BATTLE

DUBBING

SPECIAL CEREMONY TO MAKE A SQUIRE A KNIGHT
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TOURNAMENT

SPECIAL CONTEST FOR KNIGHTS
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JOUST

CONTEST ON HORSEBACK BETWEEN TWO KNIGHTS, MOST POPULAR EVEN AT TOURNAMENTS
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SERFS(VILLEINS)

MEDIEVIL PEASANTS, BOUND TO THE LAND
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FREEMAN

PEASANTS WHO PAID THE NOBLE THE RIGHT TO FARM THEIR LAND
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EXCOMMUNICATED

TO LOSE MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHURCH
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HERESY

TO GO AGAINST THE CHURCHES BELIEF
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CRUSADES

SERIES OF HOLY WARS FOUGHT BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS

BURGS

MEDIEVAL TOWNS
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BURGHERS

MERCHANTS IN MEDIEVAL TOWNS
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MANOR

SELF-SUFFICIENT FARMING COMMUNITIES
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