Middle Ages Feudalism

The lowest group in the feudal system.

• knights
• vassals
• serfs
• students

This document was used by the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Bill of Rights?

• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• Amendments
• Ten Commandments

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

• Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles in exchange for their military service.
• Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.
• Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
• The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?

• monarchs
• serfs
• lords
• knights

Which best describes the influence of the Church during the Middle Ages?

• A child from almost every family became a monk or nun in the Church
• The Church encouraged people of other religions to settle in Europe
• Church officials and kings worked separately to govern countries
• Daily life in villages and towns revolved around the Church

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

attacks by Vikings and other invaders
weakening of centralized government
decision of nobles to take over local defense
The list above is describing 

• the development of social classes during feudalism
• the reasons for the development of feudalism
• the political relationships under feudalism
• the economic consequences of feudalism

What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?

• the population was mostly rural, made up of farming communities
• the people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedoms
• the population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities
• an improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit

The Catholic Church in Europe was responsible for building some of the earliest

• castles
• nurseries
• town halls
• universities

What caused Christianity to spread to Britain, Ireland, and northern Europe?

• people read about Christianity in books and other writings
• missionaries brought Christian teachings to these places
• most Christians migrated north to escape the Roman Empire
• Christian emperors from Rome conquered these regions