Feudalism

The Middle Ages began when the.....

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

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• Division of power between branches of government
• Holy war between Christians and Muslims
• Process in which goods are traded for other goods
• System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

Place the following events in sequence:
A.) The feudal system dominates Western Europe;
B.) Augustus Caesar establishes the Roman Empire;
C.) The Black Plague wipes out almost half the European population

• C, B, A
• B, C, A
• B, A, C
• C, A, B

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.

Europe was known as the Dark Ages because

• there was decline in trade, education,and culture

• Rome did not pay its electric bill

• There was constant darkness all the time and the sun never came out.

• Kings were not very smart

A person of high rank by birth or title is a 

• Noble
• Serf
• Priest
• Knight

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

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