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Feudalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?
a)
King, Knight, Noble, Peasant
b)
King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
c)
King, Noble, Peasant, Knight
2.

Who worked on the manor and was "bonded" there?

a)

knights

b)

serfs

c)

lords

3.

What is a serf?

a)

workers who live on the land which they are Bonded to

b)

peasants

c)

one who serves the lord

d)

all of the above

4.
Which feudal class had the most people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Lords
c)
Knights
d)
Peasants
5.
What did the Knight give to the lord?
a)
loyalty
b)
land
c)
money
6.

What do Nobles get in return for supplying the King with knights?

a)

money

b)

gold and silver

c)

land

d)

serfs

7.

What were serfs (non-free peasants) NOT allowed to do? (select all that apply)

a)

Carry a weapon for defense

b)

have a pet

c)

leave the Lord’s Manor

d)

Mill and bake their own bread

8.

What is a fief?

a)

a farm animals raised to be slaughtered

b)

a farm where serf work for money

c)

land given to a Vassal of being loyal to a king.

d)

an army created to fight a war

9.

What are the three parts of a manor?

a)

Village, Manor House, Church

b)

Castle, City, River

c)

Lords House, Lords Farms, Lords Bank

d)

Barns, Silos, Plows

10.

What is the reason why serf never where able to buy themselves out of bondage?

a)

Because they were not allowed to make money

b)

The lord would charge the serf rent for housing and farming, and tax them for everyday things like bread and the use of tools.

c)

because the lord would kill the father of the family making it harder to earn money.

d)

because the serfs had to go to war and fight for the king

11.

What is a vassal?

a)

a person who promised loyalty for land.

b)

a container to hold the holy water.

c)

a knight looking over serfs in a field

d)

a ship that floats on the river

12.

What was the most common form of money that most people used to buy, trade or pay taxes?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Crops or grain

d)

Diamonds

13.

True or false a knight can be a lord of a manor?

a)

True yes most knights also were a lord of a manor during time of peace.

b)

False knights where only meant to fight.

c)

True knights would take slave to farm their lands.

d)

False knights only worked for a lord.

14.

Where did nobles live? (select all correct answers, will be more than one answers)

a)

Tavern

b)

Wooden huts

c)

Manor House

d)

Churches

e)

Castles

15.

During the Early Middle Ages, which group gained power by maintaining a system of protection, order, and stability?

a)

merchants

b)

monarchs

c)

nobles

d)

peasants

16.

What was the fastest way to trade goods across vast distances during the Middle Ages.

a)

Roads

b)

Railways

c)

By boats down rivers and by sea

d)

Horseback

17.

What two inventions increase the production of crops during the Middle Ages?

a)

irrigation and the push plow

b)

pesticides and fertilizers

c)

Ox-drawn plow, and Three-Field System

d)

Tractors and wheelbarrows

18.

What is the best description of crop rotation

a)

Different crops are grown on a piece of land throughout the year based on the seasons.

b)

Two crops are planted and one is left fallow so that the field can gain more nurturance.

c)

Harvesting crops at different times.

d)

Turning a crop so that it face the east so that the plants collect the most sun light.

19.

You did not have to leave the manor for anything. This means it was...

a)

dependent

b)

interdependent

c)

self-sufficient

20.

What is the term for a resource that has been crafted into an item for trade.

a)

Goods

b)

Swag

c)

Surplus

d)

Fallow

21.

Charlemagne became the leader of group when his father died?

a)

Franks

b)

Lambards

c)

Ostrogoth

d)

Muslims

22.

Charlemagne was given this title by the Pope.

a)

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

b)

King of all Europe

c)

King of the Franks

d)

Lord of the Franks

23.
In European feudal society, an individual's social status was generally determined by...
a)
 Birth
b)
     Education and training
c)
     Marriage
d)
     Individual abilities
24.
Which economic system existed in Europe during the early Middle Ages?
a)
     Free market
b)
   Socialism
c)
     Manorialism
d)
     Command economy
25.
Europe became a feudal society because...
a)
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
b)
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
c)
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
d)
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.