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ONeal's Middle Ages
Important Vocabulary
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History
9th Grade
05/27/2009

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hierarchy
Definition
how society is organized, people at the bottom have the least power, at the top have the most power
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feudalism
Definition
government system with power based on land ownership and loyalty to the lord
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manorialism
Definition
basis of the feudal economy, based on the self-sufficient manor
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manor
Definition
land that a Lord owned
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crusades
Definition
holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land
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Battle of Tours
Definition
Christians stopped the Muslims invasion of Europe (Muslims were kept to Spain)
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Battle of Hastings
Definition
1066, William the Conqueror defeated the English King Harold and took over England
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Hundred Years War
Definition
war between England and France, lasted longer than 100 years, longbow was first used in this war, as well as gunpowder
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Black Death
Definition
a form of plague that spread quickly and killed 1/3 of the population of Europe
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serfs
Definition
peasants who were bound to the land and had to work it for most of their lives
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Magna Carta
Definition
Great Charter, King John forced to sign it by the nobles, laid foundations for things such as due process, trial by jury, stated King was not above the law
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