Chapter 17

In the Middle Ages the most feared invaders were the...

• Roman

• Gothics

• Vikings

• Turkish

The Vikings has ships called ________, that could sail up rivers.

• longships

• longbow

• sailboats

• cavalry

The nobles realized that they couldn’t depend on protection from their kings, so they hired...

• serfs

• peasants

• knights

• samurai

What is a fief?

• type of armor

• small piece of land

• a type of coin

• a special job title

Knights were paid with...

• fiefs

• money

• food

• horses

A vassal is a knight who promised to...

• save peasants

• fight for their lord

• spread Christianity

• loot villages

A system of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals is called...

• Feudalism

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

A vassal could NEVER become a lord.

• True

• False

Who was at the top of Feudal Society?

• peasants

• knights/vassals

• lords/nobles

• king/queens

Who was at the bottom of Feudal Society?

• Peasants

• Knights/Vassals

• Lords/Nobles

• Kings/Queens