Feudalism:2

What is feudalism?

• government where all people voted on all issues

• government that used rule of law

• government where the king traded land for loyalty and service

• government that was divided into three equal branches

Why was feudalism popular in the Middle Ages?

• countries did not have armies to protect them and needed the loyalty of the people to defend it

• the kings were very generous and liked to give away land

• it was the only way to fight the spread of Christianity and Islam

• the Byzantine Empire forced them to use it

What was the order of power in feudalism? ( from top to bottom)

• Skilled workers, nobles, vassals, peasants, serfs

• vassals, serfs, nobles, peasants, skilled workers

• kings, vassals, skilled workers, nobles, peasants

• kings, lords/vassals, knights, skilled workers, peasants, serfs

Armed warriors who helped protect the king and lords were:

• strong

• Vassals

• Knights

• Castles

What was the difference between a peasant and a serf? (more than one answer)

• peasant owned land

• serf had freedom to move from place to place

• peasant had freedom to move from place to place

• peasant could be sold (like slavery)

How would you categorize the “(lack of) any trade” during the Middle Ages?

• Political decline

• Economic decline

• Cultural decline

• Military decline

Prior to this time in history, (beginning of the Middle Ages) what “central authority” (group in charge)had united Europe, and provided economic, political and cultural stability?

• The Goths

• The Carthaginians

• The Huns

• The Romans

Why feudalism was important (social reasons).

• Groups were reliant on one another for stability

• Groups had specific jobs that contributed to the stability of the manor

• Stability was not as important if the knights did their job

• Feudalism provided money for each social class