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7th Grade
09/25/2010

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Social Class
Definition
Social layer whose members share certain economic, social, or cultral characteristics; social rank.
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Noble
Definition
Possessing high rank in a political system or social class
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King
Definition
Male ruler
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*Divine Right
Definition
Idea that kings get their right to rule directly from God and are only accountable to God.
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Manor
Definition
An area over which a lord has power; usually self-sufficent
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Self-sufficient
Definition
Able to provide for oneself without help from others; independent
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*Fief
Definition
The estate of a feudal lord
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Lord
Definition
Noble
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Knight
Definition
A medievel tenant serving a landholder as a mounted man-at-arms; soldier for a noble
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Serf
Definition
A member of the lower social class bound to the land and owned by a lord
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