Vassals Notes Review

What was expected of a vassal in relation to a lord of higher rank?

• To pay taxes to the lord

• To give loyalty to the lord

• To provide military service for the lord

• To work the land of the lord

What did a lord provide to a vassal in return for their service?

• Land

• Protection

• Money

• Education

Which statement is true regarding nobles and their roles as vassals?

• All nobles were vassals to the king, but not lords.

• No nobles were vassals to the king.

• All nobles were vassals to the king, and therefore a noble was both a lord and a vassal.

• Only some nobles were vassals to the king.

Who was not considered a vassal in the feudal system?

• The knights

• The peasants

• The king

• The nobles

What was the Act of Homage?

• A battle between lords and vassals

• A ceremony that made the tie between the lord and the vassal official

• A promise made by the lord to the vassal

• A law passed to govern the people on a fief

What did the lord give the vassal in return for his loyalty and service?

• A new title

• A piece of land

• A fief

• A horse

What additional right was given to the vassal along with a fief?

• The right to collect taxes from the lord

• The right to govern the people that lived on that fief

• The right to declare war on other vassals

• The right to build a castle on the fief

What is primogeniture?

• The division of a fief among all children

• The inheritance of the fief by the youngest son

• The inheritance of the fief by the first-born son

• The sale of a fief to the highest bidder

What was one of the duties of a lord or noble to his inhabitants during the feudal times?

• Provide education

• Collect taxes

• Offer medical services

• Build public roads

How did a lord or noble protect the inhabitants of his fief?

• By building walls around the fief

• By hiring mercenaries

• By having a private army

• By forming alliances with other lords