Unit 5 Test

What group made up the lowest social class in Feudalism?

• Peasants/Serfs

• Nobles

• Knights

• Merchants

What was the grant of land in the feudal system called?

• Fief

• Manor

• Serfdom

• Vassalage

What was the economic reason for the institution of serfdom and the use of serfs?

• Stable, consistent workforce

• Increased trade opportunities

• Access to luxury goods

• Expansion of urban centers

Who won the power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV?

• Pope Gregory VII

• King Henry IV

• Charlemagne

• Pope Urban II

What was the big outcome of this power struggle? The _______ had the power to make ___________ (______________) and _______________ appointments.

• Pope, secular (political), religious

• King, religious, secular

• Emperor, political, religious

• Bishop, secular, political

Feudalism was fundamentally an exchange of ___________ for _______________.

• Land for services

• Money for goods

• Labor for protection

• Gold for loyalty

What was a lord’s estate was called?

• Manor

• Castle

• Village

• Farm

What was the code of conduct of a knight called?

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Serfdom

• Monarchy

What is the term for a pope withholding the use of sacraments for an entire region called?

• An interdict

• Excommunication

• Inquisition

• Papal Bull

What was the order of the social classes in feudalistic society?

• God/King, Nobles & Church Officials, knights, peasants/serfs (90%)

• Peasants/serfs, knights, Nobles & Church Officials, God/King

• Knights, God/King, peasants/serfs, Nobles & Church Officials

• Nobles & Church Officials, peasants/serfs, God/King, knights