Feudalism

Feudalism

• a social 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

• of, or relating to the Middle Ages: of, or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Manor

• 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

• a large area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times: a feudal estate

• an estate under a lord with a variety of rights over land and tenants

Fief

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

• of, or relating to, or belonging to the highest social class: of, or relating to, or belonging to the nobility

• a large area of land that was ruled over by a lord

• a feeling of strong support for someone or something

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

What was the main job of a knight?

• Defending his lord's or king's territory
• Enforcing the law on his lord's manor
• Going on extreme adventures
• Competing in tournaments against other knights

What is a fief?

• A warrior who fights on a horseback

• Land granted to a vassal for military service

• A lower noble

• Land the king grants to peasants

What is a knight?

• A higher noble who owns a large amount of land

• A lower noble who trains for war in tournaments and jousting

• A lower noble who refuses to fight

• A peasant who fights in the noble's army

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

• Feudalism

• Mercantileism

• Protectionism

• Vassalism

Which of these were important inventions in farming in the Middle Ages? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• Crop rotation

• Wheeled plow and horse collar

• Bladed plow

• Bug resistant crops

Which feudal class had the most people?

• Monarchs
• Lords
• Knights
• Peasants