G-1/25: Dark Ages and Feudalism

G-1/25: Dark Ages and Feudalism

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The fall of Rome resulted in

• the decline of Christianity

• a dangerous time with the lack of a central government

• an end to attacks by barbarians

• the growth of a strong economy

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What is the definition of feudalism?

• Small pieces of land that come from larger manors

• A large estate that comes from the larger kingdom

• A new political system where land and protection are given in exchange for service and loyalty

• When men were away they controlled the manor/field (also, peasant women could be illiterate doctors)

• Serfs (use to be plebians during the Western Roman Empire)

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What was the role/responsibility of the KING?

• Controlled fiefs, less powerful lords, swore loyalty to the lord

• Peasants, worked the land for protection and a play to stay, sore loyalty to all above them.

• Controlled the manor and those who lived there, swore loyalty to the king

• Provided protection in exchange for land, swore loyalty to vassal, lord, and king

• Owned the kingdom, held the political power. Demanded loyalty from all below them

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What was the role/responsibility of the LORD?

• Controlled fiefs, less powerful lords, swore loyalty to the lord

• Peasants, worked the land for protection and a play to stay, sore loyalty to all above them.

• Controlled the manor and those who lived there, swore loyalty to the king

• Provided protection in exchange for land, swore loyalty to vassal, lord, and king

• Owned the kingdom, held the political power. Demanded loyalty from all below them

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What is the definition of a manor?

• Small pieces of land that come from larger manors

• A large estate that comes from the larger kingdom

• A new political system where land and protection are given in exchange for service and loyalty

• When men were away they controlled the manor/field (also, peasant women could be illiterate doctors)

• Serfs (use to be plebians during the Western Roman Empire)

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What was the role/responsibility of the VASSAL?

• Controlled fiefs, less powerful lords, swore loyalty to the lord

• Peasants, worked the land for protection and a play to stay, sore loyalty to all above them.

• Controlled the manor and those who lived there, swore loyalty to the king

• Provided protection in exchange for land, swore loyalty to vassal, lord, and king

• Owned the kingdom, held the political power. Demanded loyalty from all below them

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What is the definition of fiefs?

• Small pieces of land that come from larger manors

• A large estate that comes from the larger kingdom

• A new political system where land and protection are given in exchange for service and loyalty

• When men were away they controlled the manor/field (also, peasant women could be illiterate doctors)

• Serfs (use to be plebians during the Western Roman Empire)

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What was the role/responsibility of the KNIGHT?

• Controlled fiefs, less powerful lords, swore loyalty to the lord

• Peasants, worked the land for protection and a play to stay, sore loyalty to all above them.

• Controlled the manor and those who lived there, swore loyalty to the king

• Provided protection in exchange for land, swore loyalty to vassal, lord, and king

• Owned the kingdom, held the political power. Demanded loyalty from all below them

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What role did noblewomen play in society?

• Small pieces of land that come from larger manors

• A large estate that comes from the larger kingdom

• A new political system where land and protection are given in exchange for service and loyalty

• When men were away they controlled the manor/field (also, peasant women could be illiterate doctors)

• Serfs (use to be plebians during the Western Roman Empire)

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Which group was at the bottom of feudal society?

• Small pieces of land that come from larger manors

• A large estate that comes from the larger kingdom

• A new political system where land and protection are given in exchange for service and loyalty

• When men were away they controlled the manor/field (also, peasant women could be illiterate doctors)

• Serfs (use to be plebeians during the Western Roman Empire)

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What was the role/responsibility of the SERF?

• Controlled fiefs, less powerful lords, swore loyalty to the lord

• Peasants, worked the land for protection and a play to stay, sore loyalty to all above them.

• Controlled the manor and those who lived there, swore loyalty to the king

• Provided protection in exchange for land, swore loyalty to vassal, lord, and king

• Owned the kingdom, held the political power. Demanded loyalty from all below them

Multiple Choice

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

• There was disorder and danger.

• There was no monarch.

• There was not enough land.

• All the answers are correct.

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Feudalism

• a social system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

• a country whose ruler is a king or queen

• of, or relating to the Middle Ages: of, or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Kingdom

• a country whose ruler is a king or queen

• a country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)

• a feeling of strong support for someone or something

• a male ruler of a country who usually inherits his position and rules for life

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Manor

• a soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor

• a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

• a large area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times: a feudal estate

• an large estate under the control of a lord with a variety of rights over land and tenants

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Lords and Ladies are...

• the King’s son and daughter

• high ranking nobles

• knights

• peasants

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What was a fief?

• A small piece of land given to a vassal by a lord

• The currency of Medieval Europe

• The Medieval government

• The apprentice of a knight

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A vassal was

• a king

• a lesser lord who controlled a fief

• anyone who gave land to a person

• a peasant or serf

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What is a serf?

• A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on

• A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

• A knight who serves a lord for life

• A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land

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Your mother and father are both serfs.  If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:

• A lord
• A knight
• A vassal
• A serf

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organizational structures is ordered correctly?

low power - - - → - - - high power

• serf → knight → noble → monarch

• serf → noble → knight → monarch

• knight → noble → serf → monarch

• serf → monarch → knight → noble

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Feudalism is...

• a social system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

• a country whose ruler is a king or queen

• of, or relating to the Middle Ages: of, or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church

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You did not have to leave the manor for anything. This means it was...

• dependent

• interdependent

• self-sufficient

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What were serfs (non-free peasants) NOT allowed to do? (select all that apply)

• marry someone without permission

• have a pet

• leave the Lord’s estate

• have children

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Most serfs believed...

• That God was punishing them for a past life

• Serfs did not follow and organized religion

• They were Jewish and refused to convert to the Catholic Church

• Their role in life as part of the Church’s teachings

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What did medieval woman do daily?

• Look after their families

• Cleaned

• Farming & Harvesting

• Scribing

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What is the Code of Chivalry

• a set of rules of conduct knights were expected to abide by

• A legal code followed in the Middle Ages

• A list of human rights granted in the Middle Ages

• A secret code used by knights in battle.