Feudalism & Manorialism

True or False: Land was the most valuable currency in the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

What was the primary purpose of feudalism in the Middle Ages?

• To promote democracy

• To manage agricultural production

• To create a structured society based on land ownership

• To encourage trade with other regions

Landowners were able to give out fiefs, which are...

• Special coins

• Parcels of land

• Crops

• Royal positions

What is a manor?

• Someone who pledges loyalty and service.

• Social rules you follow to be polite.

• A religious building where monks live.

• A large house on large land.

True or False: You had to be a knight in order to be a vassal.

• True

• False

Which feudal class had the highest population?

• Peasants/serfs

• King

• Nobles

• Knights

Which feudal class ranks immediately above the peasants?

• Pope

• King

• Knights

• Nobles

True or False: It was possible to be both a lord and a vassal.

• True

• False

Which of the following refers to a person who owned land?

• Fief

• Lord

• Vassal

• Manor

What was the role of a serf?

• To work on the land of their lord.

• To move between different lands and houses.

• To study to become a knight.

• To own and make money off land.