Life on a Manor During the Middle Ages

What is a fief?

• money

• land

• a knight

• a vassal

What was a vassal to a knight?

• His father who taught him how to run a manor

• A person who helped a knight during battle.

• A nobleman who hired the knight to defend the manor.

• A nobleman who fought the knight.

Who was the ruler of the manor?

• the vassal

• the knight

• the serf

• the lord

Who did the lord give a fief to in exchange for protection and loyalty?

• a vassal

• a serf

• a peasant

• a knight

True or False: Feudalism is a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

• True

• False

What group invaded and settled throughout Europe?

• The Huns

• Anglo-Saxons

• The Vikings

• The Mayans

What did Chivalry require knights to be?

• brave, loyal, and generous

• brave, strong, and courageous

• brave, humorous, and frugal

• brave, loyal, and frugal

What was the self-sufficient state of the medieval lord called?

• castle

• manor

• fief

• mansion

In the feudal system, which group comes after the king in order?

• the peasants and serfs

• knights

• lords and vassals

• manors

Which group had the highest population during the Middle Ages?

• lords and vassals

• knights

• serfs and peasants

• kings