Feudalism Review CBN

What is the primary characteristic of a feudal society?

• The economic relationship between military and aristocracy

• The religious relationship between priests and congregation

• The economic relationship between a landed elite and peasants or farmers.

Which of the following best describes the role of vassals in the feudal system?

• They were granted plots of land in exchange for military service

• They paid rent to nobles in exchange for protection and servants

• They were tied to their nobles’ land by contract and had limited freedom

The land given to a knight for his service was called __

• an acreage

• a plot

• a fief

Vassals who were granted their own fief were expected to ___.

• attend court functions and serve as jurors

• pledge an oath of loyalty and provide military support

• farm animals and provide equipment

5.In the Feudal System, who farmed the land?

• the serfs

• the nobles

• the vassals

What event ushered in the Middle Ages and gave rise to feudalism?

• the Invasion of Constantinople

• Mongol conquest of the Islamic Empire

• The fall of the Western Roman Empire

How was the economy of medieval society organized?

• Medieval society had a highly controlled and planned economy

• Medieval society had a self-sufficient farming economy

• Medieval society had a system based on international trade and business.

Who created the system of rewarding knights with land and privileges ultimately preparing the way for Feudalism?

• Vikings

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

Who had ALL the power in the feudalism system?

• King

• Knights

• Nobility

• Church

What was the primary purpose of castles in medieval society?

• They served as centers of agricultural production.

• They served as centers of trade and commerce

• They served as symbols of power and protection for the nobility.