WorksheetsFeudalism 1
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
In what year did Charlemagne die?
748
814
1102
1347
After Charlemagne's death, why did Europe become unstable?
Everyone was sad about the death of the emperor.
There was an economic crisis.
Invaders were attacking in lots of different places.
Nobody was sure who would take the Emperor's place.
After Charlemagne's death, Europe was once again...
divided into many kingdoms
at peace
at war
united
Many kingdoms were at risk of invasion from the ...
Romans and Persians
Hungarians, Muslims and Normans
Greeks, Vikings and Saxons
Celts, Vandals and Huns
An OVERLORD would give ______ to a VASSAL
food and shelter
land and protection
legislation and judgement
loyalty and money
The land that an OVERLORD gave to their vassal was called ...
a thief
a feef
a fief
a freeth
A VASSAL would give _______ in return for the FIEF.
gold and silver
food and drink
political support and military protection
presents
The feudal system can be described as a ....
cone
box
pyramid
circle
At the top of the feudal pyramid was the ...
noblemen
knights
peasants
king (monarch)
At the bottom of the feudal pyramid were the ...
knights
peasants
clergy
nobles
Nobles were divided into higher and lower nobles. Higher nobles were also known as...
knights and lords
peasants and serfs
counts and dukes
priests and abbots
Lower nobles also has the same status as ...
priests
knights
serfs
kings
A count or duke were vassals to the king, but they were (a) to a knight or lower noble.
A knight or lower noble could own a small (a) (land)
People who dedicated their lives to the church were called ...
the clegy
the cergly
the clergy
the cogley
The higher clergy enjoyed...
lots of food and drink
lots of land and a high income (money)
praying and singing
more power than the king
The lower clergy lived in ...
castles
churches
poverty
peace
Peasants would ______ in exchange for a very small plot of land.
do hard labor (work)
pay money
give military protection
offer loyalty
Peasants were at the ______ of the feudal pyramid.
top
upper middle
lower middle
bottom
At first, the feudal system was good because it improved ______ in the kingdoms.
art and culture
safety and order
the economy
human rights
Lords owed ___________ to the peasants who lived on their feifdom.
food and water
money and shelter
loyalty and military aid
protection and justice
The lives of noblemen were centred around ...
making money
military action
taking care of their children
the home
Peasants could be divided into 3 groups, the included ...
serfs, villeins & craftsmen
commoners, merchants & priests
free people, knights, bishops
merchants, serfs, dukes
There were ______ craftspeople and merchants during the early period of feudalism.
many
not many
quite a lot
loads of
Free peasants could do this but serfs could not.
go to church
leave the fiefdom
work the land
become knights
What word describes something that is based on agriculture?
(a)
Another word for fief or fiefdom is m (a)
Why was there not much need for trade in a feudal society?
because the manors were self-sufficient
there were not enough people
people did not have enough money
the kings did not permit it
What is the meaning of self-sufficient?
to think you are better than everyone else
to have lots of land
to produce / make everything that you need
to be very powerful
The land surrounding a manor that was reserved only for the lord, was called...
forest
farmland
demesne
dependent holdings
Dependent holdings were...
where the peasants worked
where the lord lived
land that the lord rented to the free peasants
farmland
