Feudalism and Black Death- Vocab and Review

Which term describes a system controlled by a single government or person?

• hierarchy

• centralized

• decentralized

• feudalism

Which term means to arrange/put together into a system of rules or laws?

• power vacuum

• interdependence

• unify

• codify

Which description best matches a decentralized system?

• Land exchanged for loyalty

• Power spread across different areas

• Unified control under one authority

• Ranked levels based on authority

Match each term to its definition.

• needing another person or group

• interdependence

• ranked levels based on authority and status

• centralized

• controlled by a single authority

• hierarchy

In feudalism, what is exchanged in return for work and military support?

• land from a powerful owner

• coins from the king

• tax exemptions for peasants

• titles from the clergy

Which term refers to the state of needing another person or group of people?

• clergy

• power vacuum

• interdependence

• social mobility

A condition exists when someone has lost control and no one has replaced them. What is this called?

• power vacuum

• centralization

• social mobility

• codification

Who are the people who have religious duties - like Priests and Bishops?

• clergy

• serfs

• nobles

• monarchs

Which term best describes a poor farmer or laborer of low social rank?

• serf or peasant

• clergy

• noble

• vassal

What is the ability to become part of a social class other than the one someone is born into?

• unification

• social mobility

• interdependence

• hierarchy