Feudalism

The fall of Rome resulted in

• the decline of Christianity

• the lack of a central government

• an end to attacks by barbarians

• the growth of a strong economy

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

• There was disorder and danger.

• There was no monarch.

• There was not enough land.

• All the answers are correct.

What is Charlemagne most remembered for?

• making war against England

• becoming the first Christian ruler

• uniting much of Europe

• teaching people to read and write

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

• lord / vassal

• peasant / serf

• merchant / squire

• villager / priest

What do head money, tallage, and merchet (a fee when a woman gets married) have in common?

• They are gifts from a king to his vassals.

• They are taxes paid by peasants to lords.

• They are why the economy was weak.

• They are how peasants earned a living.

A king gave FIEFS, which were

• grants of land

• large celebrations

• war horses

• market licenses

Who was meant to show acts of CHIVALRY?

• monarch

• lords

• knights

• peasants

William the Conqueror introduced __________ to England.

• Christian religion

• Saxon language

• line of Norman kings

• end to feudalism

A stone wall, castle moat, and a knight's armor all have what in common?

• parts of a church's architecture

• features of a manor

• forms of military technology

• structures of medieval towns

The Vikings were

• northern people who made raids on European villages

• Muslims who traded goods from the Middle East

• Germanic people who attacked Rome from the north

• central European people who came from Asia