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

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

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.

What was a serf?

• the level you were before you could be a knight
• a servant in the manor house
• a peasant who couldn't leave the land
• a nobleman

Chivalry was

• a code of honor practiced by samurai
• a code of honor practiced by knights
• the right of kings to rule
• the right of serfs to be free

The Middle Ages began when the.....

• Roman Empire fell
• Greeks were polytheistic
• Agricultural Revolution began
• the Reformation started

Which feudal class had the most people?

• Monarchs
• Lords
• Knights
• Peasants