Who's in the Feudal System?
This person ruled the kingdom and stood at the top of the feudal pyramid.
King
Kings often granted these to powerful nobles.
Land or rights
This role is at the top of the feudal pyramid.
King
Peasants contributed this by farming.
Food
This deadly plague pandemic, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, devastated populations.
Black death
This group worked the land and grew food.
Peasants
Lords managed this on behalf of the King
Manors or land
This role comes directly below the king in the pyramid.
Lord
Many peasants had limited amounts of this.
Freedom
Fleas carried by these animals spread the plague along trade routes, including aboard ships and through ports.
Rats
This person managed manors and owed loyalty or service to Kings.
Lord
Knights served rulers or lords and provided this.
Protection and military service
This role comes directly above the peasant in the simplified pyramid.
Knights
The groups in the feudal system had this kind of relationship: they relied on one another.
Reliance, dependence
The Black death ran through Europe in the middle of which century?
1300s, 14th Century
This trained fighter served Kings or lords and provided military protection.
Kmights
Lords owed this, or service, to powerful rulers.
Loyalty
These are the top two roles in the feudal pyramid, in order.
King, Lord
Lords provided this, while peasants worked it and grew food.
Land
Roughly this fraction of Europe’s population died during the Black Death, amounting to tens of millions of people
1/3 to 1/2
This role is described as granting land or rights to nobles.
Kings
Feudalism involved these two ideas in addition to land and loyalty.
Service and protection
Give the feudal pyramid order from highest to lowest.
King, Lord, Knight, Peasant
This system of relationships in medieval Europe involved land, loyalty, service, and protection.
Feudalism
Name one positive effect of the Black death
More bargaining power for peasants
Focus on health and education
Migration to cities
Weakened the feudal system