3rd Nine Weeks Test 6th Grade

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• Division of power between branches of government
• Holy war between Christians and Muslims
• Process in which goods are traded for other goods
• System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

Under Feudalism, who technically owned all of the land in the Kingdom?

• The King

• Everyone

• Peasants

• knights

What is a serf?

• A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on

• A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

• A knight who serves a lord for life

• A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land

Which of the following BEST describes the life of a peasant?

• Filled with work year round, little money, and no chance for changing their social status

• Difficult but through hard work they could become knights or even higher nobles

• A few months of difficult work but most of the year was spent with their families

• Very harsh as they were bought and sold by different nobles

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

• There was disorder and danger.

• There was no economic system

• There was not enough land.

The lords provided _________for their peasants in return for loyalty.

• protection

• fiefs

• livestock

Under which economic system did peasants and serfs farm the large estates owned by a knight or lord?

• monotheism

• manor system

• collective

• socialism

What was an effect of the Crusades?

• the Catholilc Church promoted tolerance of Muslims

• More European countries adopted feudalism

• Christians gained permanent control of the Holy Land

• Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East

Which two religions fought in the Crusades in Europe and the Middle East?

• Christians and Muslims
• Muslims an Jews
• Christians and Jews
• Christians and Buddhists

The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

• Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

• Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

• Islam, Christianity, and Judaism