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Feudalism in Medieval Europe

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lord's home was the center of his

a)

guild

b)

monastery

c)

manor

d)

fief

2.

The knight's code of honor was called

a)

faith

b)

chivalry

c)

fiefdon

d)

knighthood

3.

On behalf of lords, knights were often asked to

a)

farm

b)

fight

c)

trade

d)

pray

4.

A serf would most likely be found

a)

on a manor

b)

in a castle

c)

in a town

d)

in a guild

5.

People who lived and worked on the land owned by others were called

a)

monks

b)

nuns

c)

serfs

d)

lords

6.

The political and social system of the Middle Ages was called

a)

socialism

b)

manorism

c)

feudalism

d)

democracy

7.

By 800, much of Western Europe was ruled by

a)

Clovis

b)

Martel

c)

Pepin

d)

Charlemagne

8.

Those who received pieces of land called fiefs were

a)

nobles

b)

nuns

c)

serfs

d)

vassals

9.

The roughly 1000-year period after the fall of Rome is called the

a)

Early Humans

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Ice Age

d)

Medieval Ages

10.

In towns, people with the same occupation often formed

a)

fiefs

b)

bigger towns

c)

guilds

d)

manors

11.

The term for a piece of land given by a lord to a vassal

a)

monastery

b)

castle

c)

guild

d)

fief

12.

Feudalism hierarchy from top to bottom

a)

noble, king, serf, lord

b)

king, noble, knight, peasant

c)

serf, noble, peasant, king

d)

king, lord, vassal, serf

13.

The main part of a noble's land

a)

guild

b)

manor

c)

towns

d)

castle

14.

Powerful nobles who owned the land

a)

vassals

b)

feudalism

c)

serfs

d)

lords

15.

Guilds were

a)

code of honor

b)

protected property

c)

resident of the manor "bound to the soil"

d)

organization formed by people of the same occupation

16.

The code of honor known as chivalry meant that

a)

knights were expected to follow to fight injustice, protect the weak and vulnerable

b)

organization of people in the same occupation

c)

peasants were expected to live their life on the lord's land

d)

knights were expected to be strongly religious, courageous, and to defend the Catholic Church

17.

The series of events that led to the destabilization of Europe was caused by

a)

Europe split into many smaller kingdoms

b)

The educated middle class mostly disappeared

c)

Trade ceased and cities shrank

d)

A Germanic group called the Franks helped Christianity to spread and made alliances with popes

e)

All of the above are reasons

18.

Clovis and Charlemagne contributed to the spread of Christianity by

a)

building a huge empire over most of Western Europe

b)

strengthening the laws of the land

c)

reforming and strengthening the church

d)

making alliances with popes

e)

All of the above are reasons for religion to spread

19.

People "bound to the soil" were

a)

kings and lords

b)

popes and bishops

c)

monks and nuns

d)

peasants and serfs

20.

Nobles or lords owned the land

a)

True

b)

False