Chapter 16 Flashcards
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Charlemagne
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King of the franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity
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Middle Ages
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Fall between whatever
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Feudalism
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Political and social system or the Middle Ages
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Lord
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Powerful landowner
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Serfs
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People who lived and worked on the manor of a lord or vassal
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Manor
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Nobles house and the village on his land where peasants lived
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Common law
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System of law based on court decisions and local customs
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King John
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King of England who signed the Magna Carta in 1215
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Magna Carta
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List of rights written by England’s nobility and signed by King John in 1215
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Parliament
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Group of representatives with some powers of government.
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Habeas Corpus
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Right of people not to be imprisoned unlawfully
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Judiciary
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System of judges and courts of law
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
