Middle Ages

Manorialism can best be described as

• the process of how a nobleman's son in the middle ages could become a knight
• the political relationships between the king or queen, the nobility, and the peasants
• the economic ties between the nobles and the peasants who worked on their lands
• the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included

• the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
• an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
• an agreement to keep lower classes under control
• the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country

Which of the following best describes a fief?

• the peasants who worked the farm land
• the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
• the income raised by the peasants
• the estate that was granted to the vassal

Feudalism is an example of

• a monarchy
• an industrial economy
• a local government
• a religious empire

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Which leader was anointed Emperor in 800AD?

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

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

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Choose all correct answers. Manors were ___________.

• made their own food

• self sufficient

• made their own clothing

• made their own housing

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

• to make money

• for protection and a place to live

• for better trade

What offered protection from invaders during the Middle Ages?

• fallow field

• castles

• mill

• tunnels