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WorksheetsSocial Classes in Medieval Europe
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This term refers to a vassal who fights for the noble in return for a fief.
a)
knight
b)
monarch
c)
peasant
d)
serf
2.
This term refers to the lowest class in Medieval society.
a)
serf
b)
monarch
c)
noble
d)
vassal
3.
True or False: Peasants were born into their social class but they could become a nobles if they worked hard enough.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
In which order below were the social classes of the Early Middle Ages?
a)
Nobles
Kings
Peasants
Vassals
Kings
Peasants
Vassals
b)
Kings
Lords
Knights
Peasants
Lords
Knights
Peasants
c)
Knights
Vassals
Serfs
Peasants
Vassals
Serfs
Peasants
d)
Peasants
Knights
Nobles
Vassals
Knights
Nobles
Vassals
5.
The main duty of a peasant is to ___________ for ________________.
a)
Protect the king; land
b)
work the land; protection
c)
work the land; food
d)
protect the lords; land
6.
The __________________ made up the majority in the feudal system.
a)
Kings
b)
Knights
c)
Nobles
d)
Peasants/Serfs
7.
In feudal society, what was a peasant farmer who was not free to move called?
a)
serf
b)
knight
c)
Crusades
d)
Clergy
8.
Middle Age knights followed a code of conduct called...
a)
Bushido
b)
Honor
c)
Chivalry
d)
Code of Justinian
9.
Which of the following is an example of a monarch?
a)
President
b)
Mayor
c)
Queen
d)
Prime Minister
10.
In feudalism, whose job was it to manage and defend their land and the people on it?
a)
Merchant
b)
Peasant/Serf
c)
Monarch/King
d)
Lord/Noble
11.
Warriors who protected their lords in return for land were known as?
a)
Peasants
b)
Serfs
c)
Knights
d)
Samurai
12.
Who was at the top of the medieval social pyramid?
a)
Nobles
b)
King
c)
Serf
d)
Lord
13.
Who would have most likely said the following? "If you give me your loyalty, I will give you land and protection."
a)
a serf
b)
a lord
c)
a pope
d)
a knight
14.
Who controlled all the land in Medieval Times?
a)
King
b)
Barons
c)
Knights
d)
Peasants
15.
Who was at the bottom of the feudal system?
a)
Peasants
b)
King
c)
Knights
d)
Barons
16.
What did the Peasants give Knights in return for their protection?
a)
Love
b)
Land
c)
Food
d)
Knights
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