Social Structures 600-1450

Peasants

________ and laborers faced harsh punishments and intolerable treatment which eventually led to labor- unrest and revolts.

Urbanization

________ led to social mobility, craftsmanship and labor organization.

Divorce

________ was possible in mist places, but harder for wives to achieve than husbands.

Concubinage

________: taking openly- acknowledged lovers in addition to a wife.

cult of chivalry

The ________ made men look stronger, and women frail and weak.

Serf

________: not technically slaves, but were not legally free and could not change profession or residence without the permission of their landowner.

economic security

A dowry or bride price provided women with some ________.

Muslim armies

________ created militaries from mamluks, who developed tight- knit bonds, and a sense of professional pride.

Serf

not technically slaves, but were not legally free and could not change profession or residence without the permission of their landowner

Concubinage

taking openly-acknowledged lovers in addition to a wife