Feudalism

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

• A lord
• A knight
• A vassal
• A serf

Land was to the feudal system as ________ is to modern society.

• Money
• Real estate
• Education
• Politics

What was the main job of a knight?

• Defending his lord's or king's territory

• Participate in tounaments

• Win many joust combats

• Competing in tournaments against other knights

Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).

• Knights
• Monks
• Peasants
• Nobles

The term feudalism is best defined as a ...

• Division of power between branches of government

• Holy war between Christians and Muslims

• Process in which goods are traded for other goods

• System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

What were knights given in return for their service?

• A chance to marry the noble’s daughter.
• Peasants to serve him in every way.
• Money in the form of gold.
• A portion of land called a fief.

Chivalry was

• a code of honor practiced by samurai

• a code of honor practiced by knights

• the right of kings to rule

• the right of serfs to be free

The Middle Ages began when the.....

• Roman Empire fell

• Greeks were polytheistic

• Agricultural Revolution began

• the Reformation started

A manor was self -sufficient. What does that mean?

• It was a center of trade

• It was a center of learning

• It was directly controlled by a king by

• It provided all or most of its own needs

Women in the Middle Ages...

• had little power

• Got married by their fathers for land

• could have properties on their own

• spend most of her time helping people