Understanding the Feudal System

The video explains the feudal system of the Middle Ages, dividing society into lords, vassals, and peasants. Lords owned vast lands and needed vassals to manage them and fight in wars. Vassals, in turn, received land and protection in exchange for their service. Peasants worked the land for vassals, providing crops in return for sustenance. The system functioned as a hierarchical pyramid, with each group dependent on the others.

What was the primary social structure during the Middle Ages?

• The Democratic System

• The Industrial System

• The Feudal System

• The Capitalist System

Who were the lords in the feudal system?

• Military generals

• Wealthy landowners with vast estates

• Common farmers

• Religious leaders

Why did lords need vassals?

• To educate their children

• To fight in wars and manage land

• To build castles

• To manage their finances

What did vassals receive in exchange for their loyalty?

• Servants and slaves

• Land and protection

• Titles and nobility

• Gold and jewels

How did vassals contribute to the lords?

• By trading goods

• By building infrastructure

• By offering military service

• By providing education

Who were the peasants in the feudal system?

• Noble knights

• Poor farmers working the land

• Skilled artisans

• Wealthy merchants

What did peasants offer to vassals?

• Crops and labor

• Religious services

• Military service

• Gold and silver

What did peasants receive in return for their labor?

• Education and training

• Land to cultivate and protection

• Titles and nobility

• Weapons and armor

How did the feudal system resemble a pyramid?

• It was built with stone blocks

• It had a wide base of peasants supporting the upper classes

• It was a religious structure

• It was a financial system

What was the main function of the feudal system?

• To develop new technologies

• To promote trade and commerce

• To spread religious beliefs

• To organize society into a hierarchy