Feudalism

The fall of Rome resulted in

• the decline of Christianity

• the lack of a central government

• an end to attacks by barbarians

• the growth of a strong economy

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

• There was disorder and danger.

• There was no monarch.

• There was not enough land.

• All the answers are correct.

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

• lord / vassal

• peasant / serf

• merchant / squire

• villager / priest

A king gave FIEFS, which were

• grants of land

• large celebrations

• war horses

• market licenses

Who was meant to show acts of CHIVALRY?

• monarch

• lords

• knights

• peasants

A stone wall, castle moat, and a knight's armor all have what in common?

• parts of a church's architecture

• features of a manor

• forms of military technology

• structures of medieval towns

The Vikings were

• northern people who made raids on European villages

• Muslims who traded goods from the Middle East

• Germanic people who attacked Rome from the north

• central European people who came from Asia

If you lived in the Middle Ages, your social class was determined by

• birth

• wealth

• religion

• education

CHIVALRY meant

• someone fought with great skill

• someone owned much land and a manor

• someone traveled to many countries

• someone followed a code of behavior

The lords provided __________ for their peasants in return for __________.

• protection / labor

• fiefs / labor

• labor / protection

• land / fiefs