Feudalism and The Middle Ages

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What is the primary characteristic of a feudal society?

• exchange of land for services

• exchange of religous services

• exchange for weapons

Under the Feudal System, the King:

• Owned no land

• Owned some of the land

• Owned all of the land

The richest person in the land was:

• A Baron

• A knight

• The king

90% of the population who lived on manors were:

• Knights

• Peasants

• Noblemen

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

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord

The correct order of social classes (from highest to lowest) in the Feudal system is:

• Knights, Kings, Serfs, Peasants
• Kings, Lords, Peasants, Knights
• Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs
• Serfs, Knights, Kings, Lords

The illustration suggests that the European feudal system was

• designed to promote political and economic equality

• controlled by a powerful middle class

• intended to provide opportunities for social mobility

• supported by the labor of peasants

What turning point in Global History led to the development of the European feudal system?

• Hinduism being adopted by many European monarchs

• Mongol invasion of Western Europe

• the fall of the Roman Empire

• peasants rebelling and taking control of European kingdoms

In both Europe and Japan, the major reason for the development of the political system shown in the illustration was to

• eliminate the need for a legal system

• increase trade and manufacturing in the region

• guarantee the political power of religious leaders

• provide order during a period of weak central governments