Chp. 13 Sec. 2 Quiz

After Charlemagne's rule in Europe, the territories became a battleground and from there a new political system based on land ownership and personal loyalty evolved called _________________

• Nationality

• Feudalism

• Loyality

• Monotheism

What is another name for the Vikings?

• Norsemen

• Horned Helmet Warriors

• Knights

• Feudalists

Where did the Vikings come from?

• Scandinavia

• Asgard

• Finland

• Norway

Which Viking explorer reached North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus?

• Eric Bloodaxe

• Thorfinn Skullsplitter

• Leif Ericson

• Loki Odenson

The Vikings were ferocious warriors, but what made them stop their reign of terror?

• The Ice Age Froze them out

• They converted to Christianity

• They lost a battle with Constantinople

• The Muslims drove them back to Scandinavia

What do you call a mounted horseman who pledged to serve a lord's land?

• Cavalry

• Knight

• Serf

• Peasant

Lords would grant land to people in exchange for military protection and other services....what was the term for that land?

• Fiefs

• Vassals

• Norsemen

• Manors

Most of the peasants during this time were not slaves...but they were bound to their lord's land and the crops they produced belonged to their lord. What was this type of peasant called?

• Serfs

• Fiefs

• Traders

• Farmers

What was the name of a Lord's estate?

• Castle

• Manor

• Elgin

• Vassal

The life expectancy of a peasant was only _____________ years

• 25

• 35

• 40

• 45