Quiz T1:L2 (Feudalism)

Historians mark the​ (a)   as the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe by historians. This took place in the year 476 C.E..

_____ 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?

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

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.

1. Who were vassals in the feudal system?

_____ __ _____ (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.

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

A vassal who pledges to several lords could have serious problems if these lords quarreled with each other. This would create a conflict of interest. To solve this problem, a vassal usually had a ____ to whom he owned his first loyalty.

______ is a code that required knights to be brave, loyal, and true to their word. It dictated that knights protect the weak, including peasants and noblewomen.