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WorksheetsFeudalism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Monarchy
a large area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times: a feudal estate
a country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)
of, or relating to, or belonging to the highest social class: of, or relating to, or belonging to the nobility
a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
What is a fief?
A warrior who fights on a horseback
Land granted to a vassal for military service
A lower noble
Land the king grants to peasants
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 nobles land
A knight who serves a lord for life
A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land
Why was feudalism popular in the Middle Ages?
countries did not have armies to protect them and needed the loyalty of the people to defend it
the Roman Empire forced them to use it
the kings were very generous and liked to give away land
it was the only way to fight the spread of Christianity and Islam
Armed warriors who helped protect the king and lords were
serfs
knights
soldiers
samurai
Why were serfs not allowed to leave a lord's manor?
they were the property of the lord
they owed a debt
they were captured in war
they could leave if they wanted to
True or False: Feudalism was the government system of Middle Ages Europe. It worked like a contract in
which the most powerful person told others below him what to do
True
False
Who was the person at the top of the Feudal pyramid?
Knight
Pesant
Lord
King
True or False: Most people in Middle Ages Europe were lords and ladies
True
False
What did peasants do?
Grow and harvest crops
Take care of animals
Lived on a fief
All of the above
What was one negative thing about Feudalism?
Peasants were too wealthy
Kings were mean
Knights weren't good soldiers
You couldn't move up the pyramid
A tax of one-tenth of a person's produce or earnings given to the church
Fallow
Joust
Chivalry
Tithe
