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WorksheetsSSWH7ab -- Early Middle Ages and Feudalism
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals. What did the responsibilities of vassals include?
The promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands.
An oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
The payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country.
An agreement to keep the lower classes under control.
Under the feudal system, which group worked the land and was often treated unfairly?
Knights
Nobles
Serfs
Lords
Which title should replace the question mark in the pyramid?
Knights
Lords
Serfs
Peasants
What was the main resposibility of a knight?
To defend his lord's or king's territory.
To enforce the law on the manor.
To go on adventures and journeys.
To compete in tournaments against other knights.
What is the best definition for this chart?
A social system and economic system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return
A country whose ruler is a king or queen with absolute power.
The time period from after the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance.
The power hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.
What is the best definition of a fief?
A country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)
A person who belongs to the highest social class.
A potion of land that usually included one or several towns given to a vassal by a lord.
a feeling of strong support for someone or something
Serf
a peasant who is legally bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
a person in the past who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service
a building that is used for Christian religious services
a man who is a member of a religious and lives in a monastery
