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WorksheetsFeudalism
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What was feudalism?
government where all people voted on all issues
government that used rule of law
government where the king traded land for loyalty and service.
government that was divided into three equal branches
Why was feudalism popular in the Middle Ages?
countries did not have armies to protect them and needed the loyalty of the people to defend it
the Roman Empire forced them to use it
the kings were very generous and liked to give away land
it was the only way to fight the spread of Christianity and Islam
What was the order of power in feudalism?
kings: vassals: nobles: peasants
vassals: serfs: nobles: peasants
kings: nobles: peasants: vassals
nobles: vassals: peasants: serfs
Armed warriors who helped protect the king and lords were
serfs
knights
soldiers
samurai
A section of land given to a vassal by a lord is called a
tract
acre
manor
fief
What is a manor?
the land of the lord and the center of the area's economy
the house where the lord lived
the castle where the king lived
a vassal's home
What was the difference between a peasant and a serf?
only a peasant owned land
peasant had freedom to move from place to place
serf had freedom to move from place to place
a serf could be sold but a peasant could not
Why were serfs not allowed to leave a lord's manor?
they were the property of the lord
they owed a debt
they were captured in war
they could leave if they wanted to
