Feudalism

Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.

What was a fief?

• Any thing of value given to a vassal by a lord, including land

• The currency of Medieval Europe

• The Medieval government

Chivalry was

• a code of honor practiced by samurai
• a code of honor practiced by knights
• the right of kings to rule
• the right of serfs to be free

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord

True of false: Peasants could leave whenever they wanted

• True
• False

In the feudal system, which group had the most power?

• Monarchs

• Nobles

• Knights

• The Pope/Church

True or False, Knights lived by a strong code called the Chivalry?

• True

• False

A vassal was

• a king
• anyone who got land or something of value from a lord
• anyone who gave land to a person
• a peasant or serf

Which feudal class had the most people?

• Monarchs
• Lords
• Knights
• Peasants

William the Conqueror was considered an important monarch because

• He united European lands

• He was a conqueror

• He brought feudalism to England

• He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor