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- 3. a person in the Middle Ages who received land and protection from a higher-ranking lord.
- 4. (Nobles) the highest social class in traditional societies.
- 6. the world’s second-largest monotheistic religion.
- 10. a system that organizes people or things into ranked levels based on importance, authority, or power
- 13. a building or community where monks (or sometimes nuns) live together.
- 14. a journey to a sacred or important place.
- 16. a vibrant cultural and intellectual movement in Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries.
- 18. A male monarch or supreme ruler of a nation.
- 19. A person in charge having power, authority or influence.
- 20. a heavily armoured warrior from the Middle Ages who served a lord or monarch in exchange for land and status.
- 21. anyone who holds religious beliefs outside the world's main organized religions.
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- 1. source (of information) a document or account that discusses, interprets, or analyses information originally presented in a primary source.
- 2. source (of information) an original, first-hand account or raw material of an event, topic, or period.
- 5. non-religious, worldly, or having no connection to spiritual matters.
- 7. (or peasant) a specific, unfree type of peasant under the feudal system.
- 8. a form of government in which a single person, such as a king or queen, serves as the head of state for life.
- 9. a visual or chronological arrangement of events in the order they occur.
- 11. any written, typed, or digital document that has not yet been commercially published.
- 12. a person appointed to govern a state or kingdom temporarily.
- 13. period A historical period or era European history lasting roughly from the 5th to the 15th century.
- 15. a military or police tactic where attackers surround a building, city, or fortress to cut off its supplies.
- 17. a very difficult, painful, or unpleasant experience that tests your endurance or strength.
