Feudalism and Manorialism Flashcard

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What is feudalism?

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A political system where land is granted in return for loyalty, military service, and other services.

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What is manorialism?

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A system based around self-sufficient farming estates, where the lord and the peasants lived off the land together.

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A medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate.

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Serf

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Most serfs believed...

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Serfs accepted their lot in life as part of the Church’s teachings

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In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals

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Lord

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Which of the following did Lords NOT provide for serfs?
housing,
farmland,
Protection from raiders and bandits,
medical care

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medical care

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grant of land to a vassal

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fief

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code of ethics guiding knights

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chivalry

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Define Manorialism

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an economic system structured around the feudal manor

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What building, owned by the local lord, was the center of daily life in the Feudal System?

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The manor