Feudalism

Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).

• Knights
• Monks
• Peasants
• Nobles

What was a fief?

• A piece of land given to a vassal
• The currency of Medieval Europe
• The Medieval government

What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?

• King, Knight, Noble, Peasant
• King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
• King, Noble, Peasant, Knight
• Noble, knight peasant serf

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• Division of power between branches of government
• Holy war between Christians and Muslims
• Process in which goods are traded for other goods
• System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

When God gives you the right to rule it is called...

• being the best
• Divine Right
• dictator
• tyranny

A person of high rank by birth or title is a 

• Noble
• Serf
• Priest
• Knight

A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called a...

• Convent
• Monastery
• Fief
• Divine Right of King

Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.

What were knights given in return for their service?

• A chance to marry the noble’s daughter.
• Peasants to serve him in every way.
• Money in the form of gold.
• A portion of land called a fief.

Who would have most likely said the following?
“If you give me your loyalty, I will give you land and protection.”

• A serf
• a pope
• A lord
• barbarian