Feudalism Vocabulary Test

Class

• Marsh 4
• Marsh 5
• Marsh 6

Name?

Charlemagne, known for uniting much of Western Europe, was king of which group that shaped early medieval Europe?

• Saxons
• Franks
• Visigoths
• Romans

During the early part of the Middle Ages, kings needed loyalty and service from vassals or lords. Kings would provide grants of land in exchange for this loyalty and willingness to serve. What were those grants of land called?

• Land bonds
• Manors
• Fiefs
• Castles

If you traveled back in time to the early Middle Ages, you might see a castle or large home in the countryside with a lot of farmland and small peasant villages around it. What would you be looking at?

• A Vassal
• A fief
• A manor
• A village

Who were "peasants", the majority of the population during the middle ages?

• Laborers who worked the land in exchange for protection
• Noble landowners who held large estates
• Free men and women who owned and worked their own land
• Soldiers who fought on horseback

How were serfs different than peasants in the Middle Ages?

• They could own land and move freely between estates
• They could give out fiefs
• They were “unfree” meaning they were bound to the land and required permission from their lord to leave
• They were a part of the noble class

Which of the following best defines "loyalty", the quality that kept the feudal system together.

• A formal, legal obligation to one’s king
• A personal commitment to fulfill the duties of one’s role and to remain faithful to one’s lord
• A written contract binding a knight to military service
• The behavior for knights to respect women and the weak.

At the top of the pyramid that is used to represent the hierarchy of the feudal system is one person who actually owns all the land. Who is he?

• Duke
• King
• Knight
• Peasants

What is feudalism?

• A system where kings ruled with absolute power.
• A social and economic system based on land ownership and loyalty.
• A way of farming that involved large cities
• A pyramid