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Mudéjar Design
Islamic-influenced art and design that emerged in the Christian kingdoms of the northern Iberian Peninsula during the 12th century and spread with the Christian reconquest
Feudalism
system of political organization based on the relation of a lord to a vassal, with all land held by the vassal on condition of loyalty and service to a lord
Lord
noble who owned land (will of God; sanctioned by the church in Rome aka the Pope)
Vassal
a person who was granted possession of the land by a lord; bound by a loyalty oath to a Lord; provide military service
Cleric
priest, bishop, abbot, monk
Knight
“gentleman soldier,” or member of the warrior class during the Middle Ages in Europe
Serf
unfree peasant class; lowest class of feudalistic social order, bound to the land
Fief
the land granted to a vassal
Manor
the basic social unit of feudalistic society
