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How were families of nobility formed in the Early Middle Ages?

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Nobles in the Middle Ages ranked second on the hierarchical social ladder: kings and queens filled the top spots, while knights, clergy, tradesmen and peasants formed the ladder below nobles. Social mobility in the Middle Ages rarely occurred; nobles, peasants and others generally spent their lives confined to the respective classes of their births. read more

During the Early Middle Ages, the Russians converted to which one of the following religions Orthodox One of the Pope's main political weapons during the Middle Ages was the power to interdict. read more

Ethiopian nobility were divided into two different categories: Mesafint ("prince"), the hereditary nobility that formed the upper echelon of the ruling class; and the Mekwanin ("governor") who were appointed nobles, often of humble birth, who formed the bulk of the nobility (cf. the Ministerialis of the Holy Roman Empire). read more

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