World History Lesson 7.2 Quiz

How did a lord MOST benefit from granting a fief to his vassal?

• He received loyalty and military service.

• He collected fees from tournaments.

• He provided protection and money.

• He encouraged better farming methods.

Which positive effect might the rules of chivalry have had on feudal society?

• promoted equal treatment of lords and vassals

• softened the daily brutality of a warlike society

• required fair treatment of captured commoners

• established the right of women to fight in wars

How did the manor system serve the needs of the early Middle Ages?

• It supported the spread of peasant trade and the increased wealth of their lords.

• It ensured the humane treatment of peasants and curbed the excesses of their lords.

• It encouraged peasants to become independent and their lords to give up some of their rights.

• It provided safety and security for peasants and wealth and prestige for their lords.

Holds the highest level of power in Feudalism. Owns all of the land in the Kingdom and distributes portions of it to the Nobles

• Kings

• Nobel's

• Knights

• Peasants

mounted warriors who provided military service to their lords in exchange for land and give protection to the peasants

• Kings

• Knights

• Peasants

• Nobles

Lowest amount of power in Feudalism. Primarily responsible for working the land and providing agricultural produce to their lords in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land

• Kings

• Peasants

• Nobles

• Knights

Men who held land given to them by the King and provided protection and services to their vassals and the king. 

• Knights

• Peasants

• Lords

• King