Middle Ages

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Medevial
Refering to the middle ages; old fashioned
Feuadalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Vasssal
A noble who served a lord of higher rank
Lord
someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.
Fief
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
Chivalry
the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
Troubadour
A medieval poet and musician who traveled from place to place, entertaining people with songs of courtly love
Manor
A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.
Serf
A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Secular
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
papal supremacythe claim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulerstenant farmerFarmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or cropsGuildA medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.apprenticeA person who works for another in order to learn a tradeJourneymanA person who has learned a particular trade or craft but has not become an employer, or masterVernaularThe everyday language of people in a region or countryHabeus CorpusThe legal protection that prohibits the imprisonment of a subject without demonstrated causeschism(n.) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factionsflying buttressan arched stone support on the outside of buildings, which allows builders to construct higher wallsdue process of lawdenies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property