Feudalism and Hierarchy

the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• Hierarchy

• Monarch

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

a ruler or powerful landowner

• Noble

• Monk

• Knight

• Lord

an armed warrior

• Knight

• Monk

• Duke

• Lord

in feudalism, a person who worked the land

• Barbarian

• Fief

• Noble

• Peasant

a large estate including farmlands and villages held by a lord

• Fief

• Heretic

• Manor

• Moat

A system organizing people according to ranks; those with a higher rank have more power than those with a lower rank

• Hierarchy

• Noble

• Feudalism

• Manor

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

Which feudal class had the most people?

• Monarchs
• Lords
• Knights
• Peasants

In exchange for land, what did knights and samurai give to feudal lords and shoguns?

• Money

• Loyalty

• Friendship

True of False: Peasants were the lowest class in Japanese feudal society

• True

• False