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Feudalism
Lords
Knights
Peasants
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100
Under feudalism, what was the main representation of wealth and power?

land

100

What is another word for lord?

noble

100

What did knights ride into battle?

horses

100

What was the main work that peasants did?

farming

100

Which social class paid the most taxes in feudal Europe?

peasants

200

The system of feudalism promised to protect Europeans from what main threat?

Viking invasions

200

Lords could grant land and property to other people, with this also being called what?

fief

200
What code did knights follow?

chivalry

200

When did peasants get a break from work?

Sundays or holy days

200

True or False: Peasants mostly ate meat and white bread.

False

300

What is the name of a medieval community, which typically consisted of the noble's castle, the surrounding fields, and a peasant village?

manor

300

What wartime strategy did nobles use effectively against Vikings and other invaders?

castles

300

True or False: Knights swore an oath to protect the peasants of Europe

False

300

What were the two types of peasants?

freemen and serfs

300

If a knight was granted a fief by another lord, that knight became what?

landowner/noble

400

Name two causes of feudalism in Europe.

Strong central governments collapsing in Europe or nobles governing and protecting people in exchange for services

400

True or False: Nobles were the most powerful people in Europe.

True

400

Knights pledged loyalty to their lords, which made them what?

vassals

400

How long did a serf have to be away from their master before they became free?

More than a year

400

What major empire greatly weakened in Europe, which further increased the rise of feudalism?

Holy Roman Empire

500

Which famous leader gave land to nobles in exchange for their service in battle, which would eventually become a new way of organizing society that would spread across Europe?

Charles Martel

500

Which group were vassals to lords?

knights

500

The most popular event for knights was when they would ride on horses towards each other and try to knock each other off. This was called what?

joust

500

True or False: All peasants were tied to their lord's land and couldn't leave.

False, only serfs were tied to their land. 

500
Name at least one improvement in agriculture during the Middle Ages.

iron plows; water mills and wind mills, crop rotation farming