Feudalism

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What is the primary characteristic of a feudal society?

• exchange of land for services

• exchange of religous services

• exchange for weapons

A _____ is a land grant given to a knight or peasant

• a gift

• a fief

• a right

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Education

• Protection

• Freedom

Under the Feudal System, the King:

• Owned no land

• Owned some of the land

• Owned all of the land

The richest person in the land was:

• A Baron

• A knight

• The king

What contributed to the decline of Feudalism?

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Black Death

• All are correct

• The Crusades

90% of the population who lived on manors were:

• Knights

• Peasants

• Noblemen

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

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord

The correct order of social classes (from highest to lowest) in the Feudal system is:

• Knights, Kings, Serfs, Peasants
• Kings, Lords, Peasants, Knights
• Kings, Lords, Knights, Serfs
• Serfs, Knights, Kings, Lords