World History Semester 2 Study Guide

Feudalism

A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

Manors

Large farm estates of the Middle Ages that were owned by nobles who ruled over the peasants living in the land

Expectations of women in middle ages

Peasant women had many domestic responsibilities, including caring for children, preparing food, and tending livestock.

Joan of Arc

She was a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' War.

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