Feudalism

Your mother and father are both serfs.  If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become:

• A lord
• A knight
• A vassal
• A serf

Vassals would swear oaths of fealty to their lords.  What is the best synonym for "fealty?"

• Love
• Money
• Obedience
• War

Land was to the feudal system as ________ is to modern society.

• Money
• Real estate
• Education
• Politics

Why was feudalism popular in the Middle Ages?

• countries did not have armies to protect them and needed the loyalty of the people to defend it

• the Roman Empire forced them to use it

• the kings were very generous and liked to give away land

• it was the only way to fight the spread of Christianity and Islam

Kings gave their lords fiefs, what is a fief?

• A gift of money

• An area of land for them to rule

• A day off each year

• A gift of new armor for battle

Lands of feudal lord were called...

• Mansus

• Fief

• Castle

• Hamlet

Members of the nobility became vassals of the king.

• True

• False

The privileged classes in this system were:

• Nobility

• Peasants

• Clergy

• Serfs

Feudalism is a...

• Political system

• Economic system

• Social system

• All are correct

The vassal promised to give to the lord...

• Thanks

• Obedience and service

• Gifts

• Good morning