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

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

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

The Middle Ages began when the.....

• Roman Empire fell
• Greeks were polytheistic
• Agricultural Revolution began
• the Reformation started

A person of high rank by birth or title is a 

• Noble
• Serf
• Priest
• Knight

What did the lord give to the vassal?

• land
• money
• nothing
• the Divine Right of rule

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