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WorksheetsChapter 9 section 3 Feudalism & Manor Life
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord?
a weapon
a fief
an income
a title
The main duty of a vassal was to
run his lord's estate
advise the king
farm land owned by nobles
fight to defend his lord's land
A manor was a large estate owned by a
knight or lord
knight or peasant
peasant or farmer
daimyo or samurai
Frankish knights introduced feudalism to
Italy
eastern Europe
Scandinavia
Japan
Feudalism began to spread to Britain soon after
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans
the Vikings began raiding northern Europe
William the Conqueror invaded Britain
Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II of England
The manor system evolved because
new technology increased the size of harvests
knights could not work their own fields
the population in Europe increased
rocky terrain in southern Europe made farming difficult
Which best summarizes the manor system?
Lords gave land to peasants for them to farm
Vassals pledged loyalty to one or more lords
Lords gave fiefs to knights in exchange for protection
Serfs farmed lands owned by lords
What was unusual about Eleanor of Aquitaine?
She ran a manor household
She ruled her own territory
She lived in a monastery
She worked to support her family
Which of the following happened after Europe's population increased during the Middle Ages?
feudalism increased
the manor system spread
feudalism declined
trade decreased
The growth of European cities around the year 1000 was caused by
the increase of population and trade
the decrease of Viking raids
the end of the manor system
the spread of Christianity
Which element of European geography contributed to the development of feudalism?
Rivers, which allowed the Vikings to attack inland cities
Mountains, which prevented Viking raids
Ural Mountains, which prevented attacks from the east
Forests, which allowed raiders to move secretly
The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of the
manor system
code of chivalry
Benedictine rules
feudal system
What is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Vikings had not invaded Europe?
Knights would have been unable to find work to do
Nobles would not have needed knights to protect them
Serfs would not have needed to farm the lands of nobles
Peasants would have been hired to protect the nobles' lands
What was the most important duty a vassal had to his lord?
to give money to his lord on certain occasions
to provide shelter to his lord if he came to visit
to fight with his lord during times of war
to provide food for his lord if he came to visit
