WorksheetsFeudalism 6-5.1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a serf?
A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on
A peasant who cannot own property and must work a noble's land
A knight who serves a lord for life
A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land
Which of the following BEST describes the life of a peasant?
Filled with work year round, little money, and no chance for changing their social status
Difficult but through hard work they could become knights or even higher nobles
A few months of difficult work but most of the year was spent with their families
Very harsh as they were bought and sold by different nobles
Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?
There was disorder and danger.
There was no economic system
There was not enough land.
A king gave FIEFS, which were
grants of land
large celebrations
war horses
market licenses
The lords provided _________for their peasants in return for loyalty.
protection
fiefs
livestock
Under which economic system did peasants and serfs farm the large estates owned by a knight or lord?
monotheism
manor system
collective
socialism
What does it mean to pledge your allegiance to a king?
You will give all your money to the king.
You are willing to give your life to protect the king and his land.
You are willing to work for the king for free.
How did kings and powerful lords use feudalism to create nation-states?
They asked peasants to work the land
They centralized military power
They took control of the Silk Road
They invaded Viking territory
The word "fealty" can also be defined as:
Middle Ages
land grant
loyalty
peasants
The word "fief" can also be defined as:
Middle Ages
land grant
loyalty
peasant
The word "Medieval" refers to the time known as:
Silk Road
Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire
Middle Ages
A Medieval farming community that a noble ran and peasants worked
city-state
manor
plantation
guild
Peasants who were tied to the land and were not free to leave.
serfs
nobles
freemen
priests
During the Middle Ages, the economy began to center around what?
The kingdom
The manor
The silk trade
The crop production
Why did feudalism develop in Europe in the Middle Ages?
To give knights a purpose for fighting
For the kings to have people to rule
So manors would be useful again
To provide protection and security
The center of life in a medieval community was the
town hall
temple
market
church
