Feudalism

Question 1

What is a peasant?

Answer 1

Someone who farms on the land of a landlord

Question 2

When was the French Revolution?

Answer 2

1789

Question 3

When did Feudalism occur in England?

Answer 3

Before 1066 until 1660

Question 4

When did Feudalism occur in Ethiopia?

Answer 4

1270 to 1974

Question 5

What is the difference between feudalism and the San/Inuit?

Answer 5

Property rights in feudalism

Question 6

How were surpluses extracted in Feudal England?

Answer 6

In the form of rents, tithes and taxes

Question 7

How were surpluses extracted in Feudal Ethiopia?

Answer 7

Taxes and tithes

Question 8

What were the consequences of surplus extraction in England and Ethiopia?

Answer 8

England - Peasant revolts
Ethiopia - Countless famines for peasants

Question 9

What is a ceorl?

Answer 9

Someone of the lowest class in Anglo-Saxon England (peasant)

Question 10

What is a thegn/thane?

Answer 10

Someone who held land granted by the King or nobleman (landlord)

Question 11

What is an Ealdorman?

Answer 11

A man of high status, such as a royal official