Middle Ages L2

Match the following

• a knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

• vassal

• large estate owned by a knight or lord

• feudalism

• French noble who conquered England and spread feudalism

• knights

• the system that governs the relationship between lords and vassals

• William the Conqueror

• warriors who fought on horseback

• manor

workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

(a)  

powerful French noblewoman who became queen of France and England

• Wilhemina the Conqueror

• Marion of Loxly

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

William the Conqueror declared himself king of England after defeating the English king near the town of Hastings.

• true

• false

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a French woman who had great political power.

• true

• false

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for money was called a serf.

• true

• false

Vassals were tied to the land on which they lived and could not leave without permission from the lord.

• true

• false

The best soldiers were manors, or warriors who fought on horseback.

• true

• false

The large estate owned by a knight or a lord was called a manor.

• true

• false

Fiefs were parcels of land that nobles gave knights for their military service.

• true

• false