Unit 1 Lesson 4.6 Peasants

What was the legal classification of free peasants?

• They were not included in the feudal relationship of vassal and lord
• They were not allowed to own land
• They rented land to farm and owed only their rent to the lord
• They farmed the lord's fields and could not leave the lord's manor

What was the legal classification of unfree peasants?

• They farmed the lord's fields and could not leave the lord's manor
• They were not included in the feudal relationship of vassal and lord
• They rented land to farm and owed only their rent to the lord
• They were not allowed to own land

What was the role of peasants in supporting the feudal structure?

• To work the land
• To collect taxes
• To prepare for war
• To fight in wars

What types of work did peasants perform?

• Fighting in wars
• Tending livestock
• Collecting taxes
• All of the above

What was the yearly payment called that peasants had to pay?

• Tallage
• Merchet
• Head money
• Grain tax

What was the tax that lords could demand whenever they needed money?

• Tallage
• Head money
• Grain tax
• Merchet

What was the fee that a woman had to pay when she got married?

• Tallage
• Grain tax
• Head money
• Merchet

What was the only mill on the manor?

• The peasant's mill
• The lord's mill
• The shoemaker's mill
• The carpenter's mill

What did peasants use to grind their grain?

• The lord's mill
• The carpenter's mill
• The peasant's mill
• The shoemaker's mill

What did the miller keep as payment for grinding the peasants' grain?

• None of the grain
• Some of the grain for the lord and some for himself
• All of the grain
• Some of the grain for the peasants and some for himself