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Feudalism and Hierarchy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Monarch

c)

Feudalism

d)

Chivalry

2.

a ruler or powerful landowner

a)

Noble

b)

Monk

c)

Knight

d)

Lord

3.

an armed warrior

a)

Knight

b)

Monk

c)

Duke

d)

Lord

4.

in feudalism, a person who worked the land

a)

Barbarian

b)

Fief

c)

Noble

d)

Peasant

5.

a large estate including farmlands and villages held by a lord

a)

Fief

b)

Heretic

c)

Manor

d)

Moat

6.

A system organizing people according to ranks; those with a higher rank have more power than those with a lower rank

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Noble

c)

Feudalism

d)

Manor

7.
The term feudalism is best defined as a
a)
Division of power between branches of government
b)
Holy war between Christians and Muslims
c)
Process in which goods are traded for other goods
d)
System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty
8.
Which feudal class had the most people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Lords
c)
Knights
d)
Peasants
9.

In exchange for land, what did knights and samurai give to feudal lords and shoguns?

a)

Money

b)

Loyalty

c)

Friendship

10.

True of False: Peasants were the lowest class in Japanese feudal society

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Samurai code of honor was called....

a)

Zen

b)

Chivalry

c)

Bushido

12.

Economic activities during feudalism were based on....

a)

Agriculture

b)

Factory jobs

c)

Business banking

13.

Which of the following lists is in order from most powerful to least powerful?

a)

samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant

b)

samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo

c)

shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant

d)

shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant

14.

In Feudalism, If you had power you had what?

a)

Style

b)

Power

c)

land

d)

armies

15.

In Feudalism, you had a high ranking status if you had what?

a)

Land

b)

Weapons

c)

Food

d)

A crown

16.

In a Hierarchy, in Feudalism, Who is at the top?

a)

Lords/nobles

b)

King

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants

17.

In a Hierarchy, in Feudalism, Who is below the King?

(a)  

18.

In a Hierarchy, in Feudalism, Who is right below the lords?

a)

Fiefs

b)

Kings

c)

Knights

d)

peasants

19.

Who is the lowest class in a hierarchy?

a)

Peasants

b)

Kings

c)

Knights

d)

Lords

20.
What was the divine right of kings?
a)
Kings were descended from God.
b)
Kings were the head of the church/
c)
Kings received their authority from God alone.
d)
Only kings were able to decide what people believed.
21.

Complete authority to rule is called Absolutism

a)

True

b)

False

22.

“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none…And the like power have kings;…” Which idea is described by this passage?

a)

Divine Right

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

Democracy

23.

divine right of kings

a)

laid the foundation for a Prussian state

b)

belief that a ruler gets his power from God

c)

officially ended the Thirty Years’ War

d)

ended the French Wars of Religion

24.

a ruler or powerful landowner

a)

Noble

b)

Monk

c)

Knight

d)

Lord

25.

in feudalism, a person who worked the land

a)

Barbarian

b)

Fief

c)

Noble

d)

Peasant

26.

Divine right refers to the belief that...

a)

nobles served monarchs before they served God

b)

people had the right to choose a religion

c)

monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

d)

monarchs and nobles sought divine advice from God