WH7-Middle Ages History

What is the Manorial System?

• A political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.

• An economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates where lords and peasants shared the land.

• A system of trade and commerce between different regions.

• A religious system that governed the spiritual life of people in the Middle Ages.

What is Feudalism?

• An economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates where lords and peasants shared the land.

• A system of trade and commerce between different regions.

• A political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.

• A religious system that governed the spiritual life of people in the Middle Ages.

What was the grant of land called when a lord granted it to someone?

• Manor

• Fief

• Serf

• Vassal

Who was the person that granted land in the feudal system?

• Vassal

• Serf

• Lord

• Noble

What was the person called who received the fief?

• Lord

• Serf

• Noble

• Vassal

Who retained ownership of the land in the feudal system?

• The vassal

• The serf

• The noble who made the grant

• The church

In the European Feudal System, who sat atop the feudal society and ruled over large areas of land?

• Church Officials & Nobles

• Knights

• Serfs & Peasants

• King

Which group in the European Feudal System owned land and held much power and wealth?

• King

• Knights

• Church Officials & Nobles

• Serfs & Peasants

What was the primary role of Knights in the European Feudal System?

• Worked the land for the nobles

• Provided military services to nobles in return for a piece of land they could keep

• Ruled over large areas of land

• Owned land and held much power and wealth

Who worked the land for the nobles and stayed with the land like slaves but got protection in the European Feudal System?

• King

• Church Officials & Nobles

• Knights

• Serfs & Peasants