Feudal System

Question 1

How many classes were there and what were they?

Answer 1

4, King (and royalty), Lords/Tenants/Nobles, Knights/Sub tenants and Peasants/Serfs

Question 2

What rank was the peasants/Serfs?

Answer 2

Lowest

Question 3

What rank was the King?

Answer 3

Top

Question 4

What rank was the knights and sub tenants?

Answer 4

3rd

Question 5

What rank was the Lords/Tenants/Nobles?

Answer 5

2nd

Question 6

What did the King do?

Answer 6

Made laws, protected the kingdom and take care of them. Gave land to Lords for loyalty and military support

Question 7

What did the Lords/Nobles do?

Answer 7

Was loyal to the King and gave military support. Also protected the fief (His land with villages) with his Knights in exchange for the people’s crops and other services

Question 8

What did the Knights do?

Answer 8

Recruited from Nobles/Lords to provide military support for land. Protected peasants for food an labour

Question 9

What did the peasants/serfs do?

Answer 9

Provided crops and other services for the higher classes in exchange for protection. Paid tax and rent for the other classes income. They could also sell goods. Seemed refuge in the lords castle when attacked