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    dominant social system in medieval Europe which flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. 5) The nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obligated to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor and a share of the produce, for military protection in exchange. 6) The origins of feudalism came from medieval Europe which flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. 7) An essential element

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    Ancient History- Historical Time Period: New Kingdom Egypt to the Death of Thutmose IV 1. Internal Developments: Impact of the Hyksos: political, economic, and technological Political: The second Intermediate Period was a time of great disunity in Egypt. There was no centralised rule with the country being broken up into independently administered regions. Hyksos sources are archaeological rather than written and are incomplete. Excavations at Tell el- Dab’a in the north-eastern Delta by Manfred

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    developed to increase the likelihood that poor children. About 15 million children in the United States 21% of all children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold, a measurement that has been shown to underestimate the needs of families. Research shows that, on average, families need an income of about twice that level to cover basic expenses.About 15 million children in the United States 21% of all children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold

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    He was named after an enemy chieftain in Tatar his father captured. Temujin was a member of the Borjigin Tribe and a descendant of Khabul Khan who had briefly united rivaling tribes against the Chin Dynasty of northern China in the late 1100’s. Young Temujin was said to have been born with a blood clot in his hand which in Mongolian Folklore meant that he was destined to be a great leader. When he was nine years

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