Feudal Europe

Why does the Feudal System develop in Western Europe?

• because of trade that was happening with Feudal Japan.

• because kings could not defend their land or their people on their own.

• because the Catholic Pope wanted to limit the power of European Kings.

• because Christian leaders wanted to profit off people who still worshiped the old gods

What was the effect of Germanic Leaders, like Clovis, converting to Christianity?

• It further divided the Germanic kingdoms

• It helped to spread christianity and unite Europe

• It led the peasants to revolt against the church

Why is it significant (important) that Charlemagne was given the title of Holy Roman emperor by the Pope?

• It shows that the Pope has the power to make an emperor - a political position.

• It shows that the Pope was in debt to Charlemagne for the assistance he gave.

• It shows that Charlemagne had conquered Rome.

What group benefited the least from the Feudal Manor System? (think of the pyramid of power- who is on the bottom?)

• the lords

• the church

• the knights

• the peasants

How did feudalism bring order to Europe? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• It increased the power of monarchs

• It created a strict system of social ranks

• It provided defense against enemy attacks

• It brought all people under a single religion

This system created social order based on land ownership.

• Vassal

• Fuedal

• Guild

• Tyranny

What is Feudalism?

• A) A religious community for men

• B) A system in which land was owned by kings/lords and held by vassals in return for loyalty

• C) A plot of land

• D) Hostility toward Jews or discrimination against them as a group

During the Middle Ages, feudal Europe was known for __________________ government

• centralized

• decentralized

Which social system was prevalent in medieval Europe?

• feudalism

• socialism

• communism

• capitalism

What was the major economic and social structure in medieval Europe?

• pastoral

• Romanism

• manorial

• Patriarchate