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Feudalism In Europe
Term | Definition |
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feudalism | a political and economic system in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages |
medieval | having to do with the Middle Ages |
lords | a title for someone wealthy and powerful |
knights | warrior during the Middle Ages |
vassals | a person in the Middle Ages who was given the use of land in return for loyalty and service to a lord |
manor | a large piece of land and the large house on the land |
serf | a person who had to stay on the land where they worked and lived |
chivalry | code of behavior and expected characteristics for knights |
clergy | leaders of the church |
daimyo | a lord in feudal Japan |
samurai | warrior in feudal Japan |
shogun | chief military commander of feudal Japan who governed in the name of the emperor |
Bushido | code of behavior and expected characteristics for samurai |