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Socials 8 HIgh Middle Ages Vocab Flashcards

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Tapestry

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Tapestry: A thick embroidered cloth picture used as a wall hanging

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Vassal

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Vassal: one who swears loyalty to a lord

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Feudal Contract

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Feudal Contract; The bargain (agreement) between a lord and his vassal.

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Cavalry

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Cavalry: soldiers on horseback

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Allegiance

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Allegiance: Loyalty

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Homage

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Homage: Formal acknowledgement

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Contract

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Contract: A formal agreement

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Lord of the Manor

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Lord of the Manor: The tenant of a noble who has the inherited right to run and to profit from a manor

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Freeholder

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Freeholder: a person who owns his or her land.

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Thatching

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Thatching: using special grass to make roofs for buildings

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Fletching

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Fletching: fitting feathers on arrows

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Demesne

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Demesne: Lands set aside for the lord of the manor

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Bailiff

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Bailiff: a person who collected rents and supervised serfs and freeholders on a manor

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Fallow

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Fallow: no crops were planted and weeds were ploughed under twice, this loosened the soil and controlled plant disease and killed weeds. It let the nutrients get back into the soil.

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Sustainable

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Sustainable: Balance between maintaining the productivity of their fields and planting enough crops to feed the local population

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Wattle and Daub

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Wattle and Daub: Woven sticks covered with clay and mud

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Drought

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Drought: A long period without rain

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Troubadour

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Troubadour: a medieval singer who wrote and sang poems about chivalry and love

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Obligation

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Obligation: duty

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Ward

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Ward: an orphan who is put into another person’s care until he or she becomes an adult

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Relic

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Relic: an item associated with a saint, thought to have great powers

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To Excommunicate

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To Excommunicate: to cancel a person’s membership in a church

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Tithe

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Tithe: money or produce given to a church worth approximately 1/10 or 10% of one’s income

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Ecclesiastical

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Ecclesiastical: Having to do with the church

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Prosecute

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Prosecute: to present evidence to prove someone’s guilt

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To try

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To try: to determine guilt or innocence

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Judge

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Judge: one who hears and decides cases in court

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Ordeal

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Ordeal: a dreadful experience (ordeal by water, or deal by fire, ordeal by poison)

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Treason

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Treason: betraying one’s country or ruler

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Canonize

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Canonize: to declare that a person is a saint

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Shrine

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Shrine: a place of worship

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Sue

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Sue: to seek compensation for a personal wrong

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Assault

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Assault: an attempt to physically harm another person

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