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23 Cards in this Set
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feudalism
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a system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals
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vassal
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a knight who promises to support a lord in exchange for land
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knight
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warriors who fought on horseback
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manor
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a large estate owned by a knight or lord
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serf
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workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
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chivalry
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a strict code of honorable behavior for knights
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social hierarchy
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the division of society by rank or class
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Holy Land
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the religion on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea where Jesus lived, preached, and died
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clergy
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church officials
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religious order
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a group of people who dedicated their lives to religion and follow common rules
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parliament
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the lawmaking body that governs England
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heresy
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religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings
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lord
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a person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king
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Magna Carta
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a document signed in 1215 by King John of England that required the king to honor certain rights
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Saladin
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muslim general, he led the muslim forces during the third crusade
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Pope Urban II
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medieval pope, he called on Christians to launch the first crusade
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Thomas Aquinas
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dominican philosopher, he argued that rational thought could be used to support christian belief
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Francis of Assisi
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italian saint, he encouraged people to be kind to others and founded the Franciscan Order
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Pope Gregory VII
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a powerful medieval pope, he fought with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over the power to choose church officials
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Henry IV
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holy roman emperor, he fought against pope gregory VII over the power to choose church officials
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Joan of Arc
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french peasant girl, she rallied the french troops during the Hundred Years' War
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Benedict
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he created a set of rules for monks to follow
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patrick
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he converted the people of ireland to christianity
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