Feudalism

Feudalism began because of __________ and the inability of kings to defend all their land. 

• the threat of invasions
• the fear of the Black Plague
• the collapse of the Byzantine Empire
• the growth of the population

Those that were in charge of protecting the nobles and their lands from invaders and were skilled soldiers on horseback were known as 

• peasants
• knights
• serfs
• calvary

The __________ system was the heart of the economic system of the Medieval Ages.

• manorial
• feudal
• capitalism
• guild

A peasant that worked on a manor were also called __________ and were legally tied to the manor land. 

• guild
• journeyman
• apprentices
• serfs

True or False: Each manor lord tried to make his manor self-sufficient

• True
• False

_____________________ is the name of the system in which politics, business, and social class were organized in Europe in the middle ages.

• Nobility
• Feudalism
• Fiefdom
• Democracy

A king was able to rule all of the land in his kingdom because ______________ were the local rulers.

• Serfs
• Monks
• Lords
• Queens

Serfs relied on the Lord and his manor for:

• education
• safety
• job improvement
• food and clothing

The correct order of social classes (from highest to lowest) in the Feudal system is:

• Knights, Kings, Serfs, Peasants
• Kings, Lords, Peasants, Knights
• Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs
• Serfs, Knights, Kings, Lords

Vassals would swear oaths of fealty to their lords.  What is the best synonym for "fealty?"

• Love
• Money
• Obedience
• War