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a political and economic system in which each small territory had its own government and rules, comprised of lords, vassals, knights, and serfs |
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a person who received land from a lord in exchange for service and loyalty |
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a vassal's source of income, granted to him by his lord in exchange for his services |
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the code of conduct by which every knight lives |
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A piece of land given to a lord by the king; mini-cities |
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A member of the lowest feudal class, attached to land owned by a lord. Performs labor in return for protection and legal rights |
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refers to the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church: the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church |
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Frankish king that conquored most of Europe and went on to become Holy Roman Emperor |
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