World History Quiz: Feudalism (SSWH7)

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals. What did the responsibilities of vassals include?

• The promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands.

• An oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.

• The payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country.

• An agreement to keep the lower classes under control.

Under the feudal system, which group worked the land and was often treated unfairly?

• Knights

• Nobles

• Serfs

• Lords

Which title should replace the question mark in the pyramid?

• Knights

• Lords

• Serfs

• Peasants

What was the main resposibility of a knight?

• To defend his lord's or king's territory.

• To enforce the law on the manor.

• To go on adventures and journeys.

• To compete in tournaments against other knights.

What is the best definition for this chart?

• A social system and economic system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

• A country whose ruler is a king or queen with absolute power.

• The time period from after the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance.

• The power hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.

What is the best definition for the medieval institution pictured here?

• A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor

• A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

• The power hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.

• An estate controlled by a lord or knight who had power over the land, peasants and serfs who lived there.

What is the best definition of a fief?

• A country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)

• A person who belongs to the highest social class.

• A potion of land that usually included one or several towns given to a vassal by a lord.

• a feeling of strong support for someone or something

Knight

• Warrior mounted on horseback.

• A feeling of strong support for someone or something

• A person with few rights who is tied to the land.

• A member of the upper class or nobility.

Serf

• a peasant who is legally bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner

• a person in the past who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service

• a building that is used for Christian religious services

• a man who is a member of a religious and lives in a monastery

Vassal

• noblemen who received land and from other noblemen in return for their services

• a male ruler of a country who usually inherits his position and rules for life

• a place where monks live and work together

• a woman belonging to a religious order: one under solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience