3.4 Peasants in a Feudal World

Who threatened Western Europe with attacks?

• Muslims

• Normans

• Hungarians

• All of the Above

Feudalism began when Kings asked _____________ and their armies to protect them from attacks against Normans, Muslims and Hungarians

• nobles

• peasants

• serfs

• none of the above

Peasants paid __________ to the Lord in return for __________

• taxes, taxes

• in blood, castles

• fiefdoms, protection

• taxes, protection

What was life like for the majority of the people that lived in the Middle Ages under the feudal system?

• They lived in nice castles

• They fought bravely as knights

• They hung out at the local fiefdom

• They worked hard as peasant farmers

• They lived as nobles and swore allegiance to the king

What did the peasants get in return for serving and working for their local lord?

• A long happy life

• Protection from invaders

• The right to vote for the King

• Lots of food and the weekends off

• The did not have to pay taxes

What was it better to be?

• A serf

• A peasant

Which of the following does NOT define the lord's demesne?

• It was the best land the lord kept for himself

• It was the place where peasants lived

• It was where serfs were forced to work

• It was usually where the serf's castle was located

Holdings were _______ of land that _________ lived on.

• plots, nobles

• plots, peasants

• plots, knights

• plots, clergy

Which of the following would be considered part of the taxes that peasants paid to the lord? (four answers)

• fruit

• vegetables

• pigs

• chicken

• money

Why was it difficult to grow food during the middle ages?

• The soil was poor quality

• There was a shortage of seeds

• Farming techniques and tools were very basic

• There was not enough people to work the fields