Feudalism

a piece of land that was granted to a vassal for services provided to their lord

• fief

• vassal

• peasant

• lord

A social hierarchy where a peasant or worker received a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king, especially during times of war.

• monarchy

• fiefdom

• feudal system

• Magna Carta

• An economic relationship between the peasants and lords.

• vassal

• manorial

• feudal

• land grant

Someone who has agreed to fight for a king when needed in exchange for land to live on.  A powerful land-owner.

• farmer

• fief

• William the Conqueror

• vassal

describes the ancient culture and language of the peoples of northern Europe

• American

• Germanic

• Frankish

• Roman

a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance

• lord

• king

• hierarchy

• knight

a poor person of low social status who works on the land

• tractor

• peasant

• knight

• farmer

Expected to go to war

and born into this class

• knight

• general

• vassal

• peasant

Another term for crafts people and farmers is ___________.

• king

• lady

• lord

• serf

______ and lords pay taxes to the king.

• knights

• nobles

• serfs

• monarchs