Feudalism

What was feudalism?

• government where all people voted on all issues

• government that used rule of law

• government where the king traded land for loyalty and service.

• government that was divided into three equal branches

Why was feudalism popular in the Middle Ages?

• countries did not have armies to protect them and needed the loyalty of the people to defend it

• the Roman Empire forced them to use it

• the kings were very generous and liked to give away land

• it was the only way to fight the spread of Christianity and Islam

What was the order of power in feudalism?

• kings: vassals: nobles: peasants

• vassals: serfs: nobles: peasants

• kings: nobles: peasants: vassals

• nobles: vassals: peasants: serfs

Armed warriors who helped protect the king and lords were

• serfs

• soldiers

• knights

• samurai

A section of land given to a vassal by a lord is called a

• tract

• manor

• fief

• acre

What is a manor?

• the land of the lord and the center of the area's economy

• the castle where the king lived

• the house where the lord lived

• a vassal's home

Why were serfs not allowed to leave a lord's manor?

• the church would not let them

• they were captured in war

• they owed a debt

• they could leave if they wanted to

Place the following events in sequence:

A.) The feudal system dominates Western Europe;

B.) Augustus Caesar establishes the Roman Empire;

C.) The Black Plague wipes out almost half the European population

• C, B, A

• B, A, C

• B, C, A

• C, A, B

Your mother and father are both serfs. If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:

• A lord

• A vassal

• A serf

• A knight

Vassals would swear oaths of fealty to their lords. What is the best synonym for "fealty?"

• Love

• Obedience

• Money

• War