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Vocabulary Week 8

Vocabulary Week 8. Week 8 Day 1. Fief Manor Moat. Answer Day 1. Fief – fief ( fēf ) noun 1 . Land given to a Noble in return for loyalty and feudal services. Answer Day 1. Manor - man·or ( manər ) noun 1 . A large country house with lands; the principal house of an estate.

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Vocabulary Week 8

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  1. Vocabulary Week 8

  2. Week 8 Day 1 • Fief • Manor • Moat

  3. Answer Day 1 • Fief – fief (fēf) noun • 1. Land given to a Noble in return for loyalty and feudal services.

  4. Answer Day 1 • Manor - man·or (manər) noun • 1. A large country house with lands; the principal house of an estate.

  5. Answer Day 1 • Moat - moat (mōt) noun • 1. A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack

  6. Week 8 Day 2 • Peasant • Crusade • Joust

  7. Answer Day 2 • Peasant - peas·ant (pezənt) noun • 1. A poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation. • Synonyms : agricultural worker, small farmer,serf, 

  8. Answer Day 2 • Crusade - cru·sade (kro͞oˈsād) noun • 1. A medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. • Synonyms : battle, take up arms, holy war

  9. Answer Day 2 • Joust – joust (Joust) verb • 1. A medieval sports contest in which two Knights on horseback fight with lances.

  10. Week 8 Day 3 • Christian • Muslim

  11. Answer Day 3 • Christian - Chris·tian (krisCHən) noun • 1. A person who is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings.

  12. Answer Day 3 • Muslim - Mus·lim (mooz-lem) noun • 1. A follower of the religion of Islam.

  13. Week 8 Day 4 • Parliament • Jury

  14. Answer Day 4 • Parliament - par·lia·ment (pärləmənt) noun • 1. United Kingdom’s the highest legislature, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

  15. Answer Day 4 • Jury - ju·ry(jo͝orē) noun • 1. A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.

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