Feudalism

The lowest rank in Medieval Europe was

• Serf

• Page

• Peasant

• Squire

The part of a castle where a Lord lives is called

• the moat

• the crenelation

• the keep

• the portcullis

A warrior was called

• vassal

• steward

• samauri

• knight

William the Conqueror was considered an important monarch because

• He united European lands

• He was a conqueror

• He brought feudalism to England

• He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor

The main purpose of a castle was

• to entertain guests

• provide a place for animals to sleep

• to provide for a place the manufacturing of weapons

• provide protection

Which is not a job the knight was expected to do?

• be loyal to the Lord

• be loyal to the Church

• farm the land

• protect the helpless

What is the term for leaving a field unplanted?

• vassal

• mill

• fallow

• farrow

The purpose of feudalism was

• to spread democracy and give the people a say in their government

• to look after the welfare of all the people and make sure they had all they needed

• to provide people with protection and safety by establishing social order

• to create a fair society by balancing the powers of the monarch and the people

What did a lord owe the king in return for land?

• gratitude

• a supply of knights in time of war

• provide peasants to work for the king

• he would work the land to produce food for the king

Most people during the Middle Ages were

• lords

• peasants

• knights

• squires