The Middle Ages Flashcards
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Feudal system
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How land was owned in the Middle Ages
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The Middle Ages
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The time between the end of the Roman Empire and modern times (500-1500A.D)
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Demesne
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The land the King kept for his own use
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Peasant
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An old word for farmer
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Serf
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A person who belonged to the lord and farmed his land
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Freeman
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A man who paid rent and tax to the lord but could travel as he pleased
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Knights
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Soldiers who rode into battle on horseback
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Manor
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The land and everything on it owned by the lord
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Medieval
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Another name for Middle Ages
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Vassal
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The King’s followers
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Villein
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Serf’s that had as much as 30 acres to farm
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County
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The land that a count got from his king
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Tithe
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When serf’s pay a priest one-tenth of their crops
