Feudalism Day 1

What year did feudalism start in Europe?

• 1066

• 1666

• 666

• 6601

Why did feudalism start in both Europe and Japan?

• there was chaos and people needed protection

• the leader was trying to make it a dictatorship

• there were a lot of outside threats (like invaders and colonizers)

• they were tired of continuing to do things the way they have always been done

Who brought feudalism from France to England?

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

• Minamoto

• Queen Elizabeth I

Europe and Japan turned to feudalism to bring __ to their broken lands.

• order

• power

• justice

• war

Which of the following is NOT a way the fall of Rome impacted life in medieval Europe?

• there were no laws

• there was no unifying leader or government

• there was no trade or way to get needed supplies

• there was no fighting (think wars, battles, need for weapons, etc.)

Feudalism was a __. This means it organized everyone into classes with specific roles & responsibilities.

• social pyramid

• economic system

• political system

Feudalism was a __. This means it supported trade and commerce (the act of buying/selling supplies and making money).

• social pyramid

• economic system

• political system

Feudalism was a __. This means it provided the leader with power and set up laws/societal expectations.

• social pyramid

• economic system

• political system

TRUE or FALSE: Feudalism works because each level within society gives somethings to those below them and gets something from those above them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In case you didn't make this connection...the reason the song talked about the Bayeux Tapestry so much is because that is one way historians learned about the Norman Invasion and the use of feudalism in Europe. How long was this tapestry (and, therefore, the "story" of the Norman Invasion and use of feudalism in Europe)? Hint: it rhymes with "tapestry"

• 70 meters

• 25 meters

• 82 meters

• 100 meters