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Feudalism in Western Europe

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  • The highest type or European noble, ranking just below a prince
    Duke
  • Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called...
    Chivalry
  • A large estate which includes farmland and villages
    Manor
  • In what year did the Roman Empire Fall?
    476 C.E.
  • A ruler or a powerful landholder that others pledged loyalty to
    Lord
  • This system provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order
    Feudalism
  • A ruler such as a King or Queen is also known as a...
    Monarch
  • These people worked the land and were free to leave the lords land
    Peasants
  • Historians divide the Middle Ages into what 3 time periods?
    Early, High, Late
  • These were armed warriors that fought on behalf of their lord
    Knights
  • During his time as King of the Franks this person unified nearly all of the Christian Lands of Europe into a single empire
    Charlemagne
  • When 2 armed knights on horse back galloped at each other with their lances held straight out
    Jousting
  • After about 7 years as a page a boy becomes a
    squire
  • A system that organizes people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privileges
    Hierarchy
  • One of the early leaders of the Franks who became King at age 15
    Clovis
  • These people worked the lords land and could not leave
    Serfs
  • The first step in becoming a knight is to become a...
    Page
  • Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
    Fief
  • A person of high rank by birth or title
    Noble
  • A deep wide ditch, often filled with water
    Moat
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