Middle Ages Review

Feudalism in Europe developed as a result of what?

• The end of the Crusades

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The beginning of the Middle Ages

• The signing of the Magna Carta

How did feudalism help to provide political stability for most of Europe?

• Everyone had the same amount of power

• No one knew who was in charge.

• Leaders were constantly fighting for power.

• Local lords controlled the lands and provided protection for the poorer citizens

In the manor system, or manorialism, who did most of the day-to-day farm work?

• peasants

• lords

• kings

• monks

How did the Roman Catholic Church impact the lives of people living in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Read stories from the Bible to them

• Forced people to work without pay

• Provided a sense of order and stability to daily life

• Caused feudalism to crumble

Which group of people were directly below the KING in the social hierarchy of Feudal Europe?

• Knights

• Peasants

• Nobles/Lords

• No one, the king was at the bottom

What did the king provide to those that were directly below him in Feudal Europe's Social Hierarchy?

• Food

• land in the form of fiefs

• gold

• protection

What did knights receive from the lords who were above them in Feudal Europe's social Hierarchy?

• Fiefs of land and supplies for being a soldier

• Nothing, they had to provide everything on their own

• Food

• Gold

What group came below the lords in Feudal Europe's Social Hierarchy?

• Peasants and Serfs

• Kings and Queens

• Knights/Vassals, soldiers & warrior class

• No one, lords were at the bottom

Who was at the bottom of Feudal Europe's social hierarchy?

• Peasants and serfs

• Kings and Queens

• Priests

• Merchants

What did the peasants and serfs provide those in the levels above them?

• Service in providing taxes and produced goods (farmed food, handcrafted goods)

• Weapons and training for battle

• Plants and Animals

• Money