Feudal Society in Europe

Question 1

Feudalism

Answer 1

Political and military system based on the exchange of land for military service

Question 2

Nobles

Answer 2

• Lords are given land by their rulers in exchange for military service
• Had small armies of their own made up of knights

Question 3

Manors

Answer 3

Consisted of the lord’s house and the peasants living around it. Each manor was self-sufficient

Question 4

Serfs

Answer 4

Were bound to the land . They gave their lords part of their harvest in return for the use of the land and other services they needed. Lords protected serfs from attacks by outsiders.