Feudalism

Which group made up the largest class of people under feudalism?

• clergy & lords

• merchants & artisans

• peasants & serfs

• vassals & knights

What role did vassals play in feudal society?

• Managed wealth & provided religious guidance

• Paid taxes on land & pledged military service

• Ruled in the king's name & conducted trade

• Worked the land & made tools, weapons

What dominated the lives of people in the Middle Ages?

• the Roman Catholic Church

• the Monarchies

• the Nobility

• the Merchants

Feudal society was centered around what?

• code of chivalry

• manor system

• ongoing conflict

• religious devotion

What was the role of the manor during the Middle Ages?

• to set up a centralized government

• to make sure everyone on the manor lived in a sturdy house

• to set up a system of laws for people to follow

• to provide everything the people living on the manor needed

What was feudalism?

• a time of many political, economic, and cultural changes in Western Europe

• a political and social system that provided stability and protection during the early Middle Ages

• the land that a vassal received from a lord in exchange for obedience and service

• the oath that a vassal swore to a lord

What is the correct social order of the feudal system?

• kings & queens, knights, nobles, clergy

• kings & queens, clergy, nobles, peasants & serfs

• kings & queens, nobles, knights, peasants & serfs

• kings & queens, nobles, merchants, peasants & serfs