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Black Death
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351
Renaissance
"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome
Feudalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
fief
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
vassal
A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
hierarchy
A group organized by rank
noble
a person of high rank by birth or title
manor
a large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.
freeman
peasants who rented land or worked for pay
serf
a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
monastery
a place where communities of monks live lives of devotion to God in isolation from the outside world
journeyman
a person who has learned a particular trade or craft but has not become an employer, or master
Sumptuary Laws
laws limiting the consumption of certain goods to particular classes of people
tithe
church tax
monastic
relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries
allegiance
loyalty
guild
an organization of people in the same craft or trade
worldview
A person's view of the world, consisting of the set of beliefs on which s/he bases her/his life.
apprentice
A person who works for another in order to learn a trade
Lord
In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals
The Crown
royal power or authority, a person having such power, or the government of a country ruled by a king or queen
clergymen
a male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one.
merchant
a person who buys and sells goods
rural
countryside
urban
city
Aristocracy
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
parishioners
members of the church
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