10.4 Feudalism and Manorialism

In the feudal system, a lord granted land to a vassal in exchange for what?

• Money

• Military service

• Labor

• Goods

Feudalism was a system that structured society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor. True or False?

• True

• False

Feudalism involved a hierarchy of lords and ____.

• Merchants

• Knights

• Artisans

• Scholars

Who are the horsemen that defend their lord’s land in exchange for fiefs?

• Monks

• Knights

• Vassals

• Serfs

Fill in the blank: Most peasants are ______, people lawfully bound to place of birth.

• A) Knights

• B) Vassals

• C) Serfs

• D) Lords

Who are the people that pray in the medieval feudal system?

• Knights

• Monks, nuns, leaders of the Church

• Lords

• Peasants

What is the main duty of knights in the feudal system?

• Farming

• Praying

• Defending the lord’s land

• Making laws.

Medieval manors were largely self-sufficient. Which of the following was NOT typically found in a manor?

• Lord's house

• Church

• Factory

• Workshop

What new tools were invented for farming during the medieval period?

• Metal horseshoes and pitchforks

• Tractors and plows

• Scythes and sickles

• Combines and harvesters

Peasants paid a tithe to the priest. What fraction of their income did this represent?

• One-fifth

• One-tenth

• One-third

• One-half