Ch. 2, Lesson 2: Feudalism and the Rise of Towns

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

• Feudalism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• 'Muricanism

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

• queens

• serfs

• knights

• freemen

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

• trade

• hunting and fishing

• inheritance

• farming

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

• knights and lords

• merchants and artisans

• freemen and serfs

• vassals and peasants

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

• samurai

• knights

• lords

• serfs

A fief is...

• a warrior that fights on horseback

• a person who works on a lords land

• a person who owes allegiance to a higher-ranking lord

• land granted to a vassal

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

• knight

• serf

• lady

• king

What is a vassal?

• a person who works the lord's land

• the ruler of a kingdom

• A person who owes allegiance to a higher-ranking lord

• a warrior who fights on horseback

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

• Duke

• Vassal

• Aristocrat

• Hopeless

How would you define manor?

• The way in which you complete things

• A place of prayer and worship

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

• A group of people with the same occupation