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term for noble who did not own land, but worked as a soldier for a lord who did, in return for food, shelter, and weapons.

knight

term for a person of noble birth who owned land

lord

term for grant of land that included a castle, walls for defense, fields, a village for serfs, and a small church.

manor

phrase in feudalism means everyone gets something and everyone gives something

mutual obligation

Three methods the Germanic tribes used to prove innocence

oath, ordeal, combat

lowest class in feudalism society, they belonged to a piece of land.

serfs

Germanic tribe with the most successful in setting up stable state

Franks

Frankish king who used military tactics to create a Frankish empire

Charlemagne

Title given to Charlemagne by the Pope Leo II which strengthened his credibility among Christians ans annoyed Byzantine

Emperor of the Romans

The Holy Roman empire in the post classical period referred to modern day__?

Germany

the European system in which only the oldest son in a family inherits land.

Primogeniture

term for a loose alliance among a group of states

confederation

term for decentralized political system which prevailed in early medieval times

feudalism

term for society which in which lower classes have more people and have fewer rights and privileges while higher class have less people and more rights/ privileges

hierarchical

person who owed military service to a lord.

vassal

the holy roman emperor had (lots of/very little) power

very little