Middle Ages

What is a fief?

• large piece of land

• manor

• payment

What is a vassal?

• person who receives a piece of land

• another name for a king

• person who works on a ship

• person who works in the church

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

• Manors

• feudalism

• vassals

• fiefs

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

• to make money

• for protection

• for better trade

Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?

• king

• noble

• knight

• peasant

Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?

• king

• noble

• knight

• peasant

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What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

• castle

• manor

• chivalry

• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights

• peasants

• merchants

• nobles

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How are knights and samurai similar?

• They are from Europe.

• They have metal armor.

• They are Christian.

• They follow codes of honor.

Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

• Fief

• Kingdom

• Feudalism

• Monarch