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WorksheetsG7_Ch2_The feudal System
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 46mins
He owns all the land but he has to give some to the barons
King
Barons
Knights
Peasants/villeins
The king gave him some land, so he must be loyal to him
King
Barons
Knights
Peasants/villeins
He must be ready to fight for the king and train the knights for him.
King
Nobles / Barons
Knights / vassals
Peasants/villeins
He gave some of his lands to the knights
King
Barons
Knights
Peasants/villeins
He must work in knights land and give him gifts and taxes.
King
Nobles / Barons
Knights / vassals
Peasants/villeins
He can not leave the village without permission.
King
Barons
Knights
Peasants/villeins
William gave some of their land to the Norman barons.
The barons gave some of their land to knights .
Why?
that the knights supported them
just as a gift
for sharing
Nearly Every man in the country got some land
but
he had to swear an oath of loyalty to the person who gave it to him.
If he broke this promise, ......................................
He'll get killed
He'll get punished
He lost his land
If thecountry were attacked, the King had to protect his barons.
The barons had to protect the knights.
And the knights were expected to look after their villeins.
This is known as the
capitalism system
feudal system.
manor system
democracy system
Under this system, everyone owed duties to their lord and the chief lord was the King.
capitalism system
feudal system.
manor system
democracy system
It could risky for William to give a lot of his land to a small group of barons, especially
as they had to train soldiers.
Why?
They might turn against him.
They might run away
‘The king did not give a small group of barons all his land in one place.’ Give reason.
Why?
They might turn against him.
They might run away
What made the barons hard to fight the king?
All barons stay in one place
Each baron's land was dotted around the country
If you were given land, you had to
be ready to run away at any time
be ready to return the land back any time
be ready to fight for your lord at any time
Villeins had to
fight, if the lord needed them
Work on the lord’s land for 3 days each week.
Work extra days at harvest-time or when sowing seeds.
Never leave the manor unless the lord agreed.
Make gifts of chickens and eggs to their lord at Easter and Christmas.
Identify the picture
the oath which a baron made to the king when he was given land
the oath which a knight made to the baron when he was given land
the oath which a villain made to the knight when he was given land
