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"In the Middle Ages the most honored soldier was the knight... But the knight became known as a professional soldier with extraordinary powers.

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"When this happened, farmers ground acorns, beans, and peas into flour or searched the woods for beechnuts, which were usually considered pig food." (page 41)

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"The lord, dressed in a long-sleeved tunic fastened with a brooch, met with stewards and bailiffs to discuss the day's business". (page 97)

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"Chaucer was born into the emerging merchant class, which at the time had the dignity of belonging to a growing middle class." (page 20)

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"The king could also withdraw his favors as quickly as he granted them or banish the fool from the castle with the snap of his fingers". (page 86)

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"Chivalry was the knight's pledged word to a duke, an ear, a counts, a baron, or a marquis, and the great emphasis put on it came from a time when the only form of governments was the pledge between lord and vassal." (page 49)

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"The medieval church was filled with hypocrisy, becoming rich and powerful on the backs of the poor it professed to love".  (page 36)

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-one had to be of nobility before he could even be considered a lord. they leased property to vassals  who then paid them and were responsible to them.

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-serfs were similar to slaves in how they were forced to do manual labor through a feudal system

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-peasants were poor and part of the lower class in the social statue
-they were stilled allowed to own and rent small pieces of land for cultivation

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-in the medieval time period craftsman were skilled in a particular craft

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-noblemen were expected to be well-versed in the art of warfare. noblewomen dedicated their lives to management and cultivation of social opportunities and status.

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-farmers were the ones who would grow crops and would manage farms
-they had to pay taxes or a different form of a fine

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-merchants are typically involved with trade and wholesales that deals with foreign countries

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-a knight is one who has been given this title by a

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-ruled his own country or estate.  his duties include keeping peace, administering justice, and  upholding the law.

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-a vassal is a person who has a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch

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-the pope was the ruler or main governing body of the catholic church