European/Asian Unit
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- feudalism
- an organized system of government where local lords ruled their own lands but owed military service and support to a greater lord
- vassal
- in medieval Europe, a lord (ruler) who was given land in return for service and loyalty to a greater lord (ruler)
- knight
- a noble in Europe who was a warrior and rode a horse for a ruler
- tournament
- a pretend battle where knights would compete against each other to show off their fighting skills
- autocrat
- a ruler who has complete authority
- patriarch
- the highest church officer in a major city
- dynasty
- a ruling family
- gentry
- wealthy, landowning class
- shogun
- supreme military commander who had more power than the emperor
- daimyo
-
warrior lord below the shogun in power
from Japan - samurai
- member of the warrior class in Japan
- bushido
- code of conduct for a samurai in Japan