European Feudalism Notes

Multiple Choice

Based on the passage, what was the GREATEST value during the Dark Ages?

• chaos

• empires

• land

• religion

Multiple Choice

Why was land considered the main source of power in the feudal system of medieval Europe?

• Because it allowed people to grow food and build homes

• Because it was used as a reward for loyalty and service, giving control and authority to those who owned it

• Because it was the only form of wealth recognized by kings

• Because it was easy to defend against invaders

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During the Dark Ages ​

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ruled, but ​

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had a great deal more power.

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kings

nobles

feudalism

peasants

lords

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

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the open-field system used in the manor system?

• A system where peasants owned their own land and farmed independently.

• A system where the lord farmed all the land himself.

• A system where the manor's arable land was divided into three large fields, with peasants farming a strip in each field.

• A system where only one crop was grown on the entire manor each year.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were responsibilities of the lord of the manor?

• Owning the land

• Settling disputes and administering justice

• Farming the land personally

• Providing protection to peasants

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Peasants who were legally bound to the land and required to work for the lord in exchange for protection were called

.

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The clergy were usually the only ones on the manor that could

and write.

Multiple Select

Which of the following contributed to the decline of feudalism?

• Rise of towns and trade

• Peasant uprisings

• Crop rotation

• Black Death

Multiple Choice

Which group in the feudal system was responsible for granting land to nobles and ruling over Europe?

• Knights

• Peasants

• Kings & Queens

• Serfs

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The ​

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was the basic unit of the feudal system, where a lord owned the land and the peasants who lived on it.

​

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were legally bound to the land and required to work for the  lord in exchange for protection.

The growth of ​

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and the merchant class challenged the  traditional feudal system.

The devastating ​

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pandemic in the 14th century disrupted the feudal order and weakened the power of the nobility.

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manor

Serfs

towns

Black Death