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The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Pope
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A man who separates himself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate himself to God
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Monk
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A person sent out to carry a religious message
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Missionary
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Political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages
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Feudalism
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Under feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity
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Vassal
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Under feudalism, a member of the heavily armored cavalry
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Knight
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A grant of land made to a vassal
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Fief
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The ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility
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Chivalry
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The unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal
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Feudal contract
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A series or martial activities such as jousts designed to keep knights busy
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Tournament
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The head of the eastern orthodox church, originally appointed by the Byzantine emperor
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Patriarch
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The separation between the two great branches of Christianity
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Schism
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Military expedition carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims
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Crusades
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An unbeliever; a term applied to the Muslims during the Crusades
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Infidel
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In medieval Europe, an agriculture estate run by a lord and worked by peasants
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Manor
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