High Middle Ages (1 jan 1000 ano – 1 jan 1350 ano)

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Feudal System:
Monarch/King: The king owned all the land and granted land to barons and nobles.
Lord/Baron: A noble who held land
Knight: A class of lower nobility
Serf: Peasant
Vassal: A person who was granted possession of the land by the lord
Fief: the land owned by the noble and ‘possessed by the vassal’

Church fulfilled most of the functions we associate with government:
Alleviation of poverty and famine
Health care via hospices
Education
Controlled village markets
Controlled festivals
Church was the basis of learning and literacy
Daily attendance at church was the norm.