Exit Slip: Feudalism and the Manor Economy

Front

Feudalism was a system where powerful local lords divided their land among lesser lords. What were these lesser lords called?

Back

Vassals

Front

Feudalism was a decentralized political and economic structure. True or False?

Back

True

Front

Fill in the blank: The feudal system was based on the exchange of land for loyalty and ___.

Back

Military service

Front

What did knights provide in exchange for land?

Back

Military service

Front

Under the manor system, what were peasants guaranteed in return for their labor?

Back

Food, housing, and land

Front

What system tied peasants and their lords together by mutual rights and obligations?

Back

The manor system

Front

What did peasants have to pay when they inherited their father's acres?

Back

A fee

Front

What did peasants use the local mill for?

Back

Grinding grain

Front

How did the feudal system affect the lives of peasants?

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Peasants had to work long hours and were subject to the lord's control.

Front

The feudal system was developed primarily for what reason? Options: Economic growth, Security, Religious purposes, Trade expansion

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Security