Medieval Europe (set 2)

Define feudalism.

• a system which existed in the Middle Ages, in which people received land and protection from a lord when they worked and fought for him

• a system in which an emperor controls a vast empire

Feudalism was developed to solve the problem protecting land from invaders. Who were some of the invaders?

• Magyars, Muslim soldiers, Vikings

• Maya, Aztec, Inca

The Vikings were from Scandinavia. Where was Scandinavia?

• Mesoamerica and South America

• Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

• France, Germany, and Italy

Define vassal.

• Serfs and peasants who work the land

• knights who fight for the lords or nobles

• a man in the Middle Ages who was given land to live on by a lord in return for promising to work or fight for him

Why were castles built?

• Castles were built to look beautiful.

• Castles were built as a fort for protection from invaders.

Define chivalry.

• the type of horse ridden by a knight

• a samurai's code of conduct

• a knight's code of conduct

Define manor.

• A manor included agricultural land, a village whose inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house where the lord who owned or controlled the estate lived.

• a manor included a large city and all the land in that city. It included all the building within the city.

How did the peasants and serfs spend most of their time?

• The peasants and serfs spent their time relaxing in their homes with their animals.

• The peasants and serfs spent their time growing food for the king and nobles and themselves.

Put these in order from the most to least important: lord, king, knight, peasant.

• knight, peasant, lord, king

• king, lord, knight, peasant

• peasant, knight, lord, king

• lord, knight, peasant, king