Topic2Lesson3FeudalismandtheManorEconomy

Feudalism and the Manor Economy

Guiding Questions

• What impact did invasions by Vikings and other groups have in Europe?

• How did feudalism provide order, control people, and weaken state power?

• How did manoralism create many small self-sufficient economic units?

A Violent Time

• The Vikings Invade

• The Vikings Explore and Trade

Multiple Select

What areas of Europe did the Vikings invade?

• Asia

• Scotland

• Africa

• England

• Ireland

How Did Feudal Society Provide Protection?

• Lords and Vassals Make Promises

• Warfare as a Way of Life

Multiple Choice

What are knights?

• warriors mounted on horseback

• land owners

• peasants

• a person that recruits the army.

Multiple Choice

What is chivalry?

• being healthy, wealthy and wise.

• being bound to the lord's land.

• being brave, loyal and generous.

• being a powerful lord.

How Did Medieval Manors Work?

• What Peasants and Serfs Did

• Daily Life in the Manor

• How Manors were managed

Multiple Choice

What are serfs?

• slaves

• warriors mounted on horseback

• people who ran the household

• people who were legally bound to the lord's land.

Poll

What would you rather be in the Feudal Society?

• Lord & Vassal

• Knight

• Peasant & Serf

Quiz Time

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided.

Multiple Choice

Many of the early Viking raids were directed against

• castles guarded by knights.

• wealthy monasteries.

• self-sufficient manors.

• fiefs controlled by vassals.

Multiple Choice

In addition to being coastal raiders, many Vikings also became

• explorers.

• serfs.

• missionaries.

• knights.

Multiple Choice

Under the feudal system, what did lords grant to their vassals?

• freedom

• money

• loyalty

• fiefs

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the code of chivalry?

• to train sons of nobles how to fight

• to regulate life on the manor

• to teach knights how to behave honorably

• to increase the power of monarchs

Multiple Choice

Which group made up the majority of the medieval European population?

• lords

• knights

• vassals

• peasants