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Feudalism

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The system where land and protection is provided in exchange for services.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

'Muricanism

2.

In the medieval hierarchy, the noble lord and ladies were immediately above the .....

a)

queens

b)

serfs

c)

knights

d)

freemen

3.

The manors of the lords and ladies were primarily supported through ____.

a)

trade

b)

hunting and fishing

c)

inheritance

d)

farming

4.

As cities and towns grew and trade increased, the _____ became more powerful and influential.

a)

knights and lords

b)

merchants and artisans

c)

freemen and serfs

d)

vassals and peasants

5.

These horseriding warriors practiced for war by fighting each other in tournaments.

a)

samurai

b)

knights

c)

lords

d)

serfs

6.

A fief is...

a)

a warrior that fights on horseback

b)

a person who works on a lords land

c)

a person who owes allegiance to a higher-ranking lord

d)

land granted to a vassal

7.

Who was bonded to the lord's land and could not leave without permission?

a)

knight

b)

serf

c)

lady

d)

king

8.

What is a vassal?

a)

a person who works the lord's land

b)

the ruler of a kingdom

c)

A person who owes allegiance to a higher-ranking lord

d)

a warrior who fights on horseback

9.

What do you call a person (from the Middle Ages) who received land and/or protection from a lord?

a)

Duke

b)

Vassal

c)

Aristocrat

d)

Hopeless

10.

How would you define manor?

a)

The way in which you complete things

b)

A place of prayer and worship

c)

A main part of a noble’s land (may have a large house or castle)

d)

A group of people with the same occupation

11.

What do we call the period of European history between the ages 500 AD and 1450 AD?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Pax Roman

d)

The Byzantine Age

12.

Who was the lowest ranking in Feudal European society?

a)

peasant

b)

church official

c)

knight

d)

lord

13.

Who was the highest ranking in Feudal Europe's society?

a)

Peasant

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

King

14.

Knights lived by the rules in this code.

a)

Bushido

b)

Constitution

c)

Chivalry

d)

Hammurabi's Code

15.

The political and social system that took over Europe in the Middle Ages.

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Feudalism

16.

What are the Middle Ages?

a)

Golden Age of Islam

b)

1,000 year period after the fall of Rome

c)

500 year period before the present

d)

The last 2,000 years

17.

What is the main purpose of a castle?

a)

To provide a place for the animals to sleep

b)

To entertain guests

c)

To provide protection

d)

To look intimidating

18.

Who were considered citizens and could vote in a Medieval town or city?

a)

Women

b)

Men

c)

Elders

d)

Bakers

19.

By copying Christian and ancient writings, Christian monks and nuns helped __________.

a)

involve monks in state affairs

b)

provide medical care for the sick

c)

develop improvements in farming

d)

preserve the knowledge of ancient times

20.

Who were the Franks?

a)

The most powerful Germanic tribe after the fall of Rome

b)

The most powerful Celtic tribe after the fall of Rome

c)

The most powerful Slavic tribe after the fall of Rome

d)

The most powerful Chinese tribe after the fall of Rome

21.

The power that allows popes to banish someone from church membership.

a)

Concordat

b)

Excommunication

c)

Election

d)

Echolocation

22.

Starting in the 400s and for the next 600 years, missionaries traveled around Europe to ______.

a)

find Christians books and relics

b)

convert people to Christianity

c)

consolidate power for the new Rome

d)

collect tribute for the church of Rome

23.

This group of Germanic tribes raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s.

a)

Goths

b)

Moors

c)

Magyars

d)

Vikings