Feudalism and African Kingdoms

The basic definition of feudalism is

• trading food for items

• large scale farming

• a social structure in which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services

• a group of people who gain control of a kingdom

Why was there a need for feudalism after the fall of Rome?

• There was disorder and danger in Europe

• There was no monarch.

• There was not enough land.

• All the answers are correct.

What did the Vikings do to the people of Europe after the Roman Empire fell?

• helped spread culture and education

• killed and robbed people

• established new towns

• make a new empire

A king gave fiefs, which were

• grants of land

• large celebrations

• war horses

• markets

What is Charlemagne most remembered for?

• making war against England

• becoming the first Christian ruler

• uniting much of Europe

• teaching people to read and write

What is a serf?

• A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on

• A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

• A knight who serves a lord for life

• A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king

• king, nobles, knights, peasants

• knights, king, peasants, serfs

• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages

• The Spanish Flu

• Common Cold

• Covid-19

• The Black Death/The Plague

Europe was known as the Dark Ages because

• There was constant darkness all the time and the sun never came out.

• Rome did not pay its bills

• there was decline in trade, education, and culture

• Kings were not very smart

What does this picture represent?

• a large river basin

• Medieval manor

• colony

• small city