Feudal Europe 6

Question 1

A fiefdom:lords and peasants

Answer 1

A fiefdom could be inheredited by a lord’s son but it couldn’t be sold.

Question 2

A-Lords lived from manoral rents.

Answer 2

In a fiefdom, the lord gave land to peasants in exchange of labour and rents.

Question 3

A-lords lived from manoral rents2.

Answer 3

Peasants also worked free for some day, gave a part of the harvest and contributed to communal service.

Question 4

A- Lords lived from manoral rents3.

Answer 4

Moreover, they payed the first fruits of the harvest and for using the blacksmith’s, the mill, the oven…

Question 5

A- lords lived from manoral rents4.

Answer 5

Lords had jurisdictional rights. Impart justice, collect money for using and impasing fives.

Question 6

B- peasants worked the land.

Answer 6

Free peasants: sometimes owned their land, they couldn’t marry, leave the fiefdom…

Question 7

B- peasants worked the land2.

Answer 7

Serfs: worked lord’s land, had no personal property, couldn’t leave the fiefdom or marry… like the “slaves”.