Feudalism
Feudal Society
Daily Life
Manor
Black Death
100
What is feudalism?
a political and social system in which local lords protected people in return for service
100
What is the main job of a knight?
Defending his lord's or king's territory
100
A majority of medieval villagers would wake at __________ in order to make the most of the working day.
a. noon
b. midnight
c. sunset
d. sunrise
d. sunrise
100
Who is in charge of a manor?
the lord or king
100
What type of illness is the bubonic plague?
a. a viral illness
b. a bacterial illness
c. a miasmal illness
d. a food-borne illness
b. a bacterial illness
200
What are the three things a vassal would give the lord?
1. money payments
2. advice
3. 40 days of military service per year
200
Vassals would swear oaths of fealty to their lords. What is the best synonym for "fealty?"
a. love
b. money
c. obedience
d. war
c. obedience
200
Peasants received a portion of everything produced on the land. More expensive items were given in smaller quantities. What is an example of more expensive items peasants received?
- meat
- nicer clothes
200
A manor house was most similar to:
a. a hotel
b. a mansion
c. a cathedral
d. a cottage
b. a mansion
200
Which term describes medical practices as they existed in the 14th century?
a. sophisticated
b. modern
c. primitive
d. effective
c. primitive
300
Feudal times were a state of __________ ___________
constant warfare
300
What is the difference between vassals and lords?
Lords are above vassals, vassals are lesser lords
300
Villagers were highly religious. What religion did they follow?
Catholicism
300
The larger the manor estate, the more __________ the Lord.
powerful
300
The Black Death is spread by __________.
fleas on rats
400
In exchange for living on the land, serfs were expected to pay ___________ and be responsible for __________ the land.
rent, working
400
What is the difference between a peasant and a serf?
A serf is a type of peasant who was tied to the land.
400
Villagers believed that if they performed their duties, they would be reward in the __________.
afterlife
400
What is the difference between fallow fields and common fields?
Fallow land is land left unplanted to allow soil to replenish nutrients while common field was land divided into strips and cultivated communally by villagers.
400
As many as ___________ Europeans died of the Black Death
a. 2,500
b. 250,000
c. 2 million
d. 25 million
25 million
500
What contributed most to the end of feudalism?
famine and disease
500
Create a hierarchy chart using the following words
- King
- Peasants
- Lord
- Vassals
- Knights
King > Lord > Vassals > Knights > Peasants
500
The medieval village was self-sufficient and self-governing. What does this mean?
They produced everything they needed themselves and they had their own rules.
500
Identify FOUR features of a feudal manor in the image below. 
1. Manor House
2. Church
3. Peasants' houses
4. Tithe barn
5. Glebe
6. Bakery
7. Mill
8. Blacksmith
9. Tilled fields
10. Fallow field
11. Village Common
12. Woodland
500
Following the Black Death, peasants realized that they were essential to providing for the realm. They demanded higher __________, better __________ conditions, __________ taxes.
wages, working, lower