History Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Count

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High nobleman, governor of a county.

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Duke

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High nobleman, governor of a duchy.

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Feudal system

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(Feudalism) Polity with lords and vessels.

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Hereditary

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When something is passed on from parents to children.

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Knight

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Soldier on a horse.

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Lord

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Monarch or high nobleman who lets a territory be ruled by a vessel.

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Middle ages

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Third period (500-1500).

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Time of monks and knights.

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Third era (500-1000).

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Vassals

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Nobleman who rules a territory by order of a lord.

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Abbot

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Head of a monastery (abbey).

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Archbishop

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Leader of a group of bishops believers.

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Clergyman

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Religious leader (the clergy: all clergymen).

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Heathen

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Persons of whom is said that they do not have the right religion.

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Missionary

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person with the assignment (mission) to spread Christianity.

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Monastry

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Living place of monks or nuns.

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Monk

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Clergyman who lives separated from society, usually in a monastry.

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Nun

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Parish priest

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Low-level clergyman who leads a group of Christians.

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Sermon

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Religious explanation

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Corvee

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Unpaid work for a lord.

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Domain

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Land of a nobleman or a monastery.

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Estate

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Group with a fixed social position and special rights.

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Manor

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House of a nobleman.

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Manorial right

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Right of a lord of a domain.

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Manorial system
economic system with serfs on domains.
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Serf
Semi-free farmer.
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Serfdom
Unfreedom of serfs.
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Steward
Person who rules a domain for the owner.
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Allah
Arabic for god.
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Arab world
Area within Arabic culture.
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Caliph
Successor of Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims.
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Caliphate
Islamic empire
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Islamic calendar
Calendar that starts in 622.
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Jihad
(Holy fight) 1 inner fight to be a good Muslim and the fight to defend Islam, 2 duty of Muslims to spread their religion, with violence if necassary.
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Mosque
Islamic house of prayer.
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Muslim
Follower of Islam.
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Prophet
Messenger