Early Feudalism

When noblemen where out on military duties, who tended their business while they were gone?

• noble women

• peasants

• knights

• kings

All peasants were ‘tied’ (couldn’t leave without permission) to their lords’ property.

• True - all peasants were tied to their lord's property

• False - some peasants were free and some were serfs, only serfs were tied to their lord's property

Where did nobles live? (select all correct answers)

• houses

• wooden huts

• manors

• churches

• castles

True or False, Knights lived by a strong code called the Chivalry?

• True

• False

Lords and Ladies are...

• the King’s son and daughter

• high ranking nobles

• knights

• peasants

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

• clergy & lords

• merchants & artisans

• peasants & serfs

• vassals & knights

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 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

Your mother and father are both serfs.  If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:

• A lord
• A knight
• A vassal
• A serf