Feudalism, Knights, and the Commercial Revolution

A group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence and status are called

• A social class

• A caste

• A friend group

• Peasants

A system in society where people are ranked by their social class

• Social Ladder

• Social Hierarchy

• Social Rectangle

• Social Circle

The movement of people between social classes

• Social instability

• Rigid social structure

• Social mobility

• Social travel

A social class system where there is no mobility is called

• Social gridlock

• Social steadiness

• Social inmobility

• Rigid social structure

Which name references the time period in Europe after the fall of the Roman empire until roughly 1450 AD?

• Medieval Europe

• Middle Ages

• Dark Ages

• All of these options

What is the term for when a large empire collapses and many small groups fight for power?

• Power vacuum

• Power broom

• Power mop

• Power sponge

What was the name of the plot of land the kings gave to the lords in return for protection?

• Fiefs

• Fields

• Pastures

• Farms

The agreement between lords and vassals securing the exchange of land for protection is called

• The Feudal Contract

• The Feudal Pact

• The Feudal Agreement

• The Feudal Bargain

Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in Medieval Europe?

• King

• Pope

• Lords

• Knights

Why/how was the king second in the social structure of Medieval Europe?