UNIT 8 THE MIDDLE AGES REVIEW

Which of the following best describes the function of the feudal system in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Knights were as highly honored by society as nobles

• Nobles owned servants or slaves who worked their land without benefit

• Every member of society had the primary responsibility of protecting their king

• Land-owning nobles provided land in exchange for specific services from tenants (serfs/peasants).

Which of the following best describes the role of vassals in the feudal system?

• They were granted plots of land in exchange for military service.

• They paid rent to nobles in exchange for protection and servants.

• They were tied to their nobles’ land by contract and had limited freedoms.

• They were low-ranking members of society who provided unskilled services.

Which of the following is the term that describes the land given to a knight for his service?

• serf

• fief

• vassal

• castle

The Middle Ages was also known as the...

• Dark Ages

• Medieval Era

• Age of Kings and Queens

• Age of Knights of the Round Table

Feudalism was the economic and political system that developed to provide freedom, rights, education and _________ to people after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

• protection
• help
• money
• jobs

________________ brought the idea of feudalism to England and used it to control a land he was not from.

• Charlemagne
• William the Conqueror
• King Henry VIII
• Pope Gregory VII

A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, such as courage, loyalty and devotion is called?

• Black Death

• Parliament

• Chivalry

• Manor

A political system in which nobles are granted lands in exchange for loyalty, military service, & protection of the people who live on the land is called?

• Manor

• Lord

• Feudalism

• Magna Carta

The lord’s estate in feudal Europe-consisting of a village, church, castle and farmlands was called?

• Vassal

• Magna Carta

• Mercenary

• Manor

In the Feudal System, who farmed the land?

• Monarchs

• Nobles

• Knights

• Serfs