Middle Ages - Test Review

What does this diagram reveal about the feudal system?

• It was based on educational achievement.

• It was based on Protestant or Catholic faith.

• It was based on social advancement.

• It was based on a social class structure.

Why did Europeans in the Middle Ages turn towards feudalism?

• It offered the people protection and stability.

• It was forced upon them by the traders along the Silk Road.

• The feudal system was similar to the Romans' government.

• The Pope told them to do it, or they would not go to heaven.

Which of the following could be considered vassals under the feudal system? (Check all that apply.)

• King

• Lord/Noble

• Knight

• Samuirai

Who is the serf?

• workers who live on the land which they are tied down to
• peasants
• one who serves the lord
• all of the above

Which feudal class had the most people?

• Monarchs
• Lords
• Knights
• Peasants

What did the Knight give to the lord?

• loyalty
• land
• money

What do lords get from the knights in feudalism?

• protection
• chickens
• a new castle
• money

Feudalism is a political, social, and economic system that revolves around what?

• religion

• land

• government

• laws

What was the most important job of a feudal knight?

• Protecting the land of the lord/King

• Winning jousting and fighting touraments

• Working the land and raising livestock

• Collecting taxes to improve the manor

What is the name of a large estate, with a village and farmland, owned by the lord?

• Castle

• Fief

• Vassal

• Manor