Exploring Feudalism and the Middle Ages

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What is the term for the economic and social system that dominated medieval Europe, where land was exchanged for service and loyalty?

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Feudalism

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Who were the people responsible for spreading Christianity throughout Europe during the Middle Ages?

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Missionaries

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Which group of people were bound to the land and could not lawfully leave the manor where they were born?

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Serfs

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What was the name of the estate or land granted to a vassal by a lord in exchange for loyalty and service?

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Fief

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Who led the Norman conquest of England in 1066?

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William of Normandy

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What was the main role of a knight in the feudal system?

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Defending the lord’s land

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Which term describes a large estate that included the lord’s house, farmland, and villages?

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Manor

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Who were the fierce invaders from Scandinavia that raided much of Europe during the early Middle Ages?

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Vikings

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What is the name for a person who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty and service?

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Vassal

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Which Frankish king was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800 AD and helped unite much of Western Europe?

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Charlemagne