Quiz T1/Ln 2 (Feudalism)

​ (a)   marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe in 476 C.E..

• The Fall of Western Rome
• The Mongol attacks
• The fall of the Byzantine Empire
• The spread of Islam
• The decline of Christianity
• The Black Death

____ was a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords. In exchange, these lesser lords pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord

Which best explains why feudalism developed in Western Europe?

• The invention of new farming technology

• The spread of democracy from ancient Greece

• The rise of powerful merchant cities

• The collapse of central authority led to a need for local protection

Whose job was it to provide the food and resources for the manor?

• The serf

• The lord

• The knight

• The monks

• The musketeers

The relationship between lord and vassal involved an exchange of pledges, known as the feudal contract. The more powerful lord would grant his vassal a ____, or estate. In addition to the land, this included the peasants who worked the land and any settlements located within it.

• manor
• kingdom
• fief
• duchy
• province

1. Who were vassals in the feudal system?

• The highest-ranking members of the nobility

• Peasants and serfs who worked the land

• Knights who pledged loyalty and service to a lord

• Members of the clergy who served the church

• Jesters and singers who entertained the nobilty

What was the primary purpose of a castle in the feudal system?

• To serve as a place of worship and religious education

• To house the king and his family

• To provide protection and security for the lord and his vassals

• To store and trade goods with other manors

• To serve as a place to hold jousting tournaments and feasts

Which of the following was NOT a result of feudalism?

• Increase in trade

• Decentralization (dis-unity) of Europe

• Increase in self-sufficiency

• Decline in learning and education

• Increase in women's rights

_____ __ _____ (1122-1204) was an heiress to the dukedom of Aquitaine. At the age of 15, she married the French royal heir, Louis VI, and became Queen of France. She went with him on a Crusade. Her second marriage was to Henry II of England. She had ten children and remained politically active until the age of 80.

• Isabella of France
• Margaret of Anjou
• Catherine de Medici
• Joan of Arc
• Eleanor of Aquitaine

____ were wandering poets or singers of medieval Europe, often stories about fair maidens and the attributes of chivalry.

• scalawags

• skalds
• bards
• minstrels
• troubadours