Ch. 9.3 - Feudalism and Manor Life

Which event marked the beginning of Fuedalism in England?

• Charlemagne was crowned emperor of Europe.

• The English king wrote a letter asking the pope for help.

• Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II of England.

• William the Conqueror defeated the English king in the Battle of Hastings.

The main duty of a knight was to

• run his lord's estate.

• advise the king.

• fight to protect and defend his lord's land.

• farm land owned by nobles.

Why did the manor system evolve?

• Knights could not work their own fields and few peasants owned land, needing a place to live and work.

• New technology increased the size of harvests.

• The population in Europe remained the same.

• Rocky terrain in southern Europe made farming difficult.

Which is NOT a responsibility of a manor lord?

• resolve disputes that arose on the manor

• farm the land owned by his vassals

• punish people who misbehaved

• collect taxes from people who lived on the manor

What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty and military service to a lord?

• gold

• land

• cash money

• education

Which best summarizes the manor system?

• Kings gave land to peasants for them to farm.

• Vassals pledged loyalty to many lords.

• Serfs gave fiefs to knights in exchange for protection.

• Serfs farmed lands controlled by a knight or a lord.

What led to the growth of medieval towns?

• the increase in population and trade, and improved technology

• the increase of viking raids

• the growth of the manor system

• the spread of Christianity