Test on Vikings, Feudalism and the Rise of Towns

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Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

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feudalism

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Which medieval invention significantly improved agricultural efficiency by turning over (preparing) the soil?

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the iron plow

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How would you characterize the living conditions in medieval towns?

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dirty and unsanitary

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True or False: Medieval farmers used water mills and windmills to grind grain into flour

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true

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Freemen....

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paid nobles for the right to farm land; worked only on their own land; had rights under the law.

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Serfs.... Options: paid nobles for the right to farm land; worked only on their own land; had rights under the law

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could not own property, move, or marry without permission of their Lord

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Which of the following best describes the Vikings? Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages, Muslim nomads who traded in goods from the Middle East , Germanic people who swept south to topple the Roman Empire , Central European people who originally migrated from Asia

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Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages

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As cities and towns grew and trade increased, the _____ became more powerful and influential.

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merchants and artisans

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A ___ is a ditch filled with water surrounding the castle.

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moat

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Monastery

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a religious community for men who are called monks