Feudalism and Manor Life

Eleanor of Aquitaine was Queen of France and Queen of England.

• True

• False

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?

• Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful people in the Middle Ages. She was both the Queen of France and the Queen of England, though not at the same time.

• x

Eleanor of Aquitaine ruled England for a period of time during the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

A manor was a large estate owned by a

________.

• knight or lord

• peasant or farmer

• knight or peasant

• daimyo or samurai

Which of the following best summarizes how feudalism reached Britain?

• William the Conqueror conquered England and rewarded his knights with land there.

• Frankish knights introduced feudalism to Britain in the 1000s.

• Charlemagne made Britain part of his empire and established feudalism there.

• Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Louis VII of England and moved her vassals there.

William the Conqueror defeated the British king in the _______ in 1066.

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Normandy

The _______ allowed farmers to plow fields using horses.

• heavy plow

• horse collar

Which best summarizes the manor system?

• Lords gave land to peasants for them to farm

• Vassals pledged loyalty to one or more lords

• Lords gave fiefs to knights in exchange for protection

• Serfs farmed lands owned by lords.

Who was William the Conqueror?

• William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy who defeated the English King at the Battle of Hastings and brought feudalism to Britain.

• x

Pieces of land given to knights as payment

• manor

• fiefs

• peasant

• sef