Middle Ages

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Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe? religion became less of an influence among people, most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed, surviving peasants gained more economic power, peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

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surviving peasants gained more economic power

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Manorialism can best be described as

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the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands

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The responsibility of the vassal under feudalism included:

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an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service

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Attacks by Vikings & other invaders, Weakening of centralized government, Decision of nobles to take over local defense. The list above is describing:

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the reasons for the development of feudalism

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Which of the following best describes a fief? Options: the peasants who worked the farm land, the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch, the income raised by the peasants, the estate that was granted to the vassal

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the estate that was granted to the vassal

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Why did the serfs work on the land for the vassals?

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to have a place to live

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Feudalism is an example of

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a local government

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Feudalism began as

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a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles

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What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?

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the population was mostly rural, made up of farming communities

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The First Crusade had the intended goal of capturing which city? Options: Jerusalem, Cairo, Mecca, Rome

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Jerusalem