Unit 5 Feudalism Quiz

Which is TRUE regarding European Feudalism and Japanese Feudalism?

• They occurred at different times and Japan had a strong emperor at the time

• The Shogun in Japan had little power, much like the lords of Europe

• Both were similar where loyalties and land were exchanged for military service

• The Samurai in Japan worked the fields, much like the vassals in Europe

The Concordat of Worms was...

• Treaty that ends struggles between emperors and popes over lay investiture

• An edict forcing Gregory VII into exile

• A treaty giving the Holy Roman Empire control over Italy

• A document declaring the pope ruler of the world

All of these are examples of the lifestyle of the serfs/peasants in the Feudal system EXCEPT...

• Worked from sun up from sun down

• Would sleep with animals inside their house

• Participating in tournaments

• Farming and building roads and bridges

In exchange for a fief, a vassal must provide what to the lord?

• A fattened cow for the lord to slaughter and eat

• Money is the only resource that the lords will accept

• Sons and daughters to farm the fields

• Military service, loyalty, resources

What technology allowed the Vikings to successfully raid Europe?

• Compass

• Square Sails

• Longboat

• Caraval

Pick the two reasons why Feudalism began?

• Weak kings and poor leadership after the fall of Charlemagne's empire

• Christian church implemented it to get more converts

• Need for protection due to continued invasions

• King of England needed a highly organized government

How did foreign invaders and lack of centralized power lead to Feudalism?

• Mongol expansion led to a stabilized Asia which allowed for trade along the Silk Road

• Arab Caliphates preserved learning and treated "People of the Book" with tolerance

• Vikings, Mongols, and expanding Arab caliphates created a need for protection

• Vikings slow conversion to Christianity put pressures on the Roman Catholic Church to establish Feudalism to help improve conversion

The best description of Feudalism would be what?

• A battle tactic used by early medieval Germanic tribes

• An economic system organizing agricultural workers to increase production

• A form of prayer implemented by the church to gain more converts

• A political/social system based on exchanged of loyalties between lords and vassals

Withing Feudalism, what was the significance of the Feudal Contract?

• It was the code of chivalry that all knights were to follow

• It was an oath between lord and vassal exchanging services and allegiances

• It was the name of the land that was giving to the vassal

• It was a treaty between the Franks and Arab Caliphates to secure peace in Europe

Why did Feudalism develop in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Trading routes needed to be re-organized and feudalism helped this happen

• Feudalism was a new type of farming that was needed for the population to increase

• Feudalism was a loosely organized system that provided protection from invaders

• Feudalism provided protection from forcible conversion to different religions