Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Feudalism and the Rise of Towns

Under feudalism, ____ governed and protected the people in return for services.

• • serfs

  
  

• • landowning nobles

• • freemen​

• • low-ranking vassals

The property granted to a vassal was known as a ____.

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    fief

  
  

• • knight

• • monastery

• • code

According to the rules of chivalry, a knight was expected to obey his lord and show bravery in battle.

• True

• False

 Who lived in medieval castles?

• • monks

• freemen

• serfs

• lords

What is the correct order of the classes under Feudalism from top to bottom?

• Kings and Queens, Knights, Peasants and serfs, Lords and ladies

• Lords and Ladies, Kings and Queens, knights, Peasants and serfs

• Kings and Queens, Lords and ladies, Knights, Peasants and serfs

• peasants and serfs, Lords and ladies, Knights, Kings and Queens

Serfs paid nobles for the right to farm the land and had rights under the law.

• False

• True

Two important improvements that made farming fields more efficient were the horse collar and ____.

• • the windmill

• the wheeled plow

• stirrups

• paved roads

Why did trade improve in Europe during the 1100s and 1200s?

• • Europeans had begun to use money again.

• • The holy wars in the east were over.

• • Most of Europe was ruled by one king.

• • The nobles had restored law and order.

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In medieval towns, townspeople together became strong enough to force nobles to grant them ____.

• crops

• serfs

• basic rights

• • wages and food

A craft guild set prices that all its members had to charge.

• True

• False