| Term | Definition |
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Feudalism |
Political system of the Medieval times, where the king and the lords have a mutual relationship. |
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Lords |
greater nobles, "general of vassals" |
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Vassals |
Lords "soilders" in return for land |
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Serfs |
feudal slaves, they had no rights |
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Merchants |
non-exsistent, no middle class |
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Manor |
center of Medieval economic system |
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Self-Sufficient |
People relyed on themselves, since there were no merchants, they had to get everything for themselves |
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Barter System |
traded good for goods, no money economy |
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Money Economy |
its an economy based on gold and money after year 1000 |
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Feudal Obligations |
Part of the relationship between lord's and serfs. The lords give the serfs goverment, justice and protection and the serfs give agricultural service |
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Nobility |
2nd estate, this was somewhat upper class. (1st estate clergy) |
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Peasantry |
Serfs that were freed |
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Christendom |
United Western Europe under auithority of the Catholic Church |
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Homage |
ritual where a vasal displays honor and loyalty to a greater noble |
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