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What is Feudalism? | A system of economic and political organization, as in Europe in the Middle Ages, in which landholding lords granted lands to vassals in return for service and homage. |
Who where the Barbarians? | A person in a culture believed by those in another culture to be savage, primitive, or uncivilized. The Romans fought the barbarians to the north. |
What was the Roman Catholic Church? | A Christian church organized into a hierarchy of bishops and priests that is headed by the pope, or Bishop of Rome; Latin Church. |
Who was the Pope? | The bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
Who was the Monarchy? | A sole, often hereditary ruler such as a king, queen, or emperor. |
What is a Fief? | A landholding granted by a lord to a vassal in a feudal system. |
What was a Manor? | A landed estate and its main residence; mansion. |
What was Divine Right? | The doctrine that a monarch's right to rule comes directly from God, not from the people. |
Who was a Noble? | Of, concerning, or belonging to a class of society that bears hereditary titles of rank or status; aristocratic. |
Who was a Duke? | A high-ranking male nobleman, the ruler of a duchy in Europe or ranked just below a prince in Britain. Example:The Monarch liked the Duke so he gave him land. |
Who was a Hierarchy? | A body of people graded according to rank or level of authority. |
What was Chivalry? | 1. The practices, principles, and spirit of medieval knighthood. 2. Gallantry, courtesy, loyalty, and other qualities expected of an ideal knight. 3. A group of knights. |