-Which of the following people was chiefly responsible for increasing the Church's secular role during the middle Ages? ... -In the feudal system, a manor was a lord's estate. ... -private armies,saddles,stirrups,armor,high flying missiles. ... -All of the following could be said about the tournaments held in the middle ages EXCEPT that they were free of actual bloodshed. ... ~Tried to win pope's forgiveness-Henry IV travels to Canossa-most dramatic confrontation of the middle ages....

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The concept of feudalism has dominated much of the research and study of Europe during the Middle Ages. ... By the High Middle Ages (about 1000 C.E.), much of Europe had developed a variation of this system of feudalism. ... An increase in communication broke down the isolated manor, supported the rise of towns and helped to facilitate the emergence of the burgess class. ...

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Serfdom is a labor system under which most European agricultural workers lived during the Middle Ages. ... High platforms over the stove and along the walls were built for the people to sleep on (Hoch, p.61). ... The serfs had to live in such horrible and unsuitable conditions, yet, the masters forced them to pay ridiculously high taxes for the land they worked and lived on. ... They also had to pay fines for inheritance, for having children leave the manor, and for having a son leave the manor to become a priest or monk. ... This however, is based on children that have reached the working age...

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• Grade Level: High School