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Feudalism, Knights, and the Commercial Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence and status are called

a)

A social class

b)

A caste

c)

A friend group

d)

Peasants

2.

A system in society where people are ranked by their social class

a)

Social Ladder

b)

Social Hierarchy

c)

Social Rectangle

d)

Social Circle

3.

The movement of people between social classes

a)

Social instability

b)

Rigid social structure

c)

Social mobility

d)

Social travel

4.

A social class system where there is no mobility is called

a)

Social gridlock

b)

Social steadiness

c)

Social inmobility

d)

Rigid social structure

5.

Which name references the time period in Europe after the fall of the Roman empire until roughly 1450 AD?

a)

Medieval Europe

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Dark Ages

d)

All of these options

6.

What is the term for when a large empire collapses and many small groups fight for power?

a)

Power vacuum

b)

Power broom

c)

Power mop

d)

Power sponge

7.

What was the name of the plot of land the kings gave to the lords in return for protection?

a)

Fiefs

b)

Fields

c)

Pastures

d)

Farms

8.

The agreement between lords and vassals securing the exchange of land for protection is called

a)

The Feudal Contract

b)

The Feudal Pact

c)

The Feudal Agreement

d)

The Feudal Bargain

9.

Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in Medieval Europe?

a)

King

b)

Pope

c)

Lords

d)

Knights

10.

Why/how was the king second in the social structure of Medieval Europe?

4 lines
11.

What animal did knights use in battle?

a)

Camel

b)

Horses

c)

Snakes

d)

Birds

12.

Knights were important members of which set of religious conflicts?

a)

Crusades

b)

Wars of the Holy Sepulchre

c)

Holy Wars on Buddhism

d)

World War 1

13.

At what age did a boy become a knight?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

25

14.

What was the main obligation of the knights?

a)

Personal defense of the serfs

b)

To serve in battle

c)

To protect the farm house

d)

To transport goods from farm to market

15.

What is specialization?

4 lines