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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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8th Grade
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Aristocracy
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The highest class in a hierarchial society
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Hierarchy
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A social system in which status is ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks.
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Feudalism
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A social system during the Middle Ages that was based on a hierarchial
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Noble
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Person of high ranking in the feudal system
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Allegiance
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Loyalty. A knight or noble would swear loyalty to the King during the Middle Ages.
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Manor
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A piece of land granted to the Nobles during the Middle Ages.
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Freemen
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Peasants who rented land or worked for pay.
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Serfs
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Peasants who worked the land for the lord and were not alowed to leave the manor without the lord's permission.
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