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Feudalism
terms for feudalism
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History
7th Grade
11/30/2008

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fiefs
Definition
a piece of land owned by one man who permitted another man to use it in return for promised services
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vassal
Definition
man who used the land in the system of feudalism
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knights
Definition
wore heavy armour and fought on horseback with a variety of weapons including spears and swords.
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royal land
Definition
crown land
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king
Definition
the top of the feudal system and the person who owned all the land
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chivalry
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the code of conduct for the nobility and the knights
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Middle Ages
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Dark Ages
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page
Definition
a household servant in the service of a lord
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squire
Definition
a personal servant to his lord or a knight
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lance
Definition
a long spear
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coat of arms
Definition
symbols used to identify knights in battle
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castles
Definition
heavily fortified dwellings of the noblemen or knights
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moat
Definition
a protective trench of water around a castle
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turrets
Definition
towers around a castle wall
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joust
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when two knights fought to unseat or unhorse each other
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tournaments
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two teams of knights fought mock battles that lasted several days over an entire courtyside.
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falconry
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a mthod of hunting with hawks for small game
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minstrels
Definition
sang and played simple stringed instruments
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manors
Definition
estates owned by the nobles and worked by the farmers
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serfs
Definition
farmers of the manors
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