Unit A terms list

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pillage
to rob with open violence; take booty
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feudalism
medieval political system where monarchs and lesser nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty
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noble
belonging to a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy
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fief
an estate with its peasant workers granted to a noble in exchange for loyalty and military help
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vassal
a noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord
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homage
formal ceremony establishing feudal ties between a lord and a vassal
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tournament
medieval sport in which knights competed to show their fighting skills
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chivalry
Code of conduct for medieval knights, based on ideals of honor and courtesy
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longship
A long narrow boat with a shallow draw that was capable of traveling across oceans and up rivers (usually used by Vikings)
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serf
A peasant laborer legally bound to the lands of a noble
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sacrament
one of the established formal rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, such as a baptism, holy communication, or matrimony
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Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands
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abbess
the director of a convent
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cardinal
high-ranking official of Roman Catholic Church, appointed by pope
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hersey
disagreement with or denial of the basic teachings of a religion
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friar
member of a Catholic order who preached in towns and practiced poverty
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common law
body of english law based on tradition and court decisions, not specific laws
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the Norse
The people of the north; Norwegians
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Viking
to travel overseas, explore, and raid in search of treasure and/or land
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excommunication
formal exclusion from membership or participation in a church