vassal
A person owing service to a feudal lord.
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Political Systems & Citizenship
Suleiman
(1494-1566) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and considered to be their greatest ruler. Under his leadership, the Ottoman Empire reached its greatest height.
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Seppuku
The act of suicide practiced by Japanese Samurai and Nobles during the feudal period. It was practiced to save oneﾒs honor, or to regain it in the face of shame.
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Philip II
(1527-1598) King of Spain from 1556 to 1598. Absolute monarch who helped lead the Counter Reformation by persecuting Protestants in his holdings. Also sent the Spanish Armada against England.
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Peter the Great
(1672-1725) Czar of Russia. He was responsible for the westernization of Russia in the 18th century.
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Maurya, Chandragupta
(?-286 BCE) First king of the Maurya dynasty in India.
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lay investiture
The creation of a Bishop by a non church official, usually a feudal lord.
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fief
An area of land given to a person to farm in exchange for certain obligations.
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English Bill of Rights
(1689) A Bill of Rights written after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which placed William and Mary on the throne of England. The bill created a limited monarchy and established Parliament as the ruling body of the nation.
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Engels, Friedrich
(1820-1895) German socialist and co-author of The Communist Manifesto.
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