Feudalism

Question 1

What kind of protection did the government provide?

Answer 1

Military. They did not provide schools, hospitals, or fire protection.

Question 2

What is Relief?

Answer 2

Onetime payment for land.

Question 3

A person who receives land is a?

Answer 3

Vassal

Question 4

Who did not command a strong central government like that of the Roman Emperors?

Answer 4

Kings

Question 5

Who raided the Roman Empire and attacked the weak and defenseless?

Answer 5

Barbarians

Question 6

A King was also know as a?

Answer 6

Lord

Question 7

What did a Vassal give to a Lord?

Answer 7

1. Loyalty and military service
2. Attends Lords couvert and gives advice
3. Payments to Knighting of Lord’s son or daughter’s dowery
4. Ransom if King is kidnapped
5. Lodging when King travels
6. Relief

Question 8

What is the system of government during the Feudalism era?

Answer 8

Contractual System

Question 9

Contractual System has obligations and protection between what two groups?

Answer 9

Lord and Vassels

Question 10

Because the Kings did not command a strong central government, there were chaotic conditions in the government. What type of government was born?

Answer 10

Feudalism

Question 11

What is a person who receives land called?

Answer 11

Vassal

Question 12

A King was also known as a?

Answer 12

Lord

Question 13

Land that is given to a vassal is called?

Answer 13

Fief

Question 14

What did the Lord gives to the Vassal?

Answer 14

Land and Protection

Question 15

What is the ceremony of getting land called?

Answer 15

Homage

Question 16

What are Knights?

Answer 16

Trained warriors who fought on horseback with swords during the Middle Ages.

Question 17

How did a Vassel get a Knight?

Answer 17

By promising parts of his own fief

Question 18

What were the two types of Peasants?

Answer 18

Freemen and Serfs

Question 19

What did the Peasants need from the Vassals?

Answer 19

Protection. Vassals said they need to work for protection.

Question 20

What is a Freemen Peasant.

Answer 20

They owned or rented the land.

Question 21

What are Serfs Peasants?

Answer 21

They are not free to leave the land but could not be sold.

Question 22

What was in a Peasant Village?

Answer 22

Huts, church, mills, and farm fields

Question 23

What are the large farms or estates on the fief called?

Answer 23

Manor

Question 24

How many days a week did Peasants work?

Answer 24

6 days. 3 days for protection, 3 days for himself and the 7th day is for church.

Question 25

A feudal government provides a way to settle what?

Answer 25

Disputes

Question 26

Castle are designed for what not comfort?

Answer 26

Protection,

Question 27

Castles were made of?

Answer 27

Stone

Question 28

A castle has small little (blank) to let sunlight in and a (blank) water filled ditch Round it.

Answer 28

Windows and Moat

Question 29

What is a drawbridge?

Answer 29

Heavy metal gate that protected the heavy wood door

Question 30

What is the 1348 Black Death?

Answer 30

Not enough people after the plague, serfs can now find employment.

Question 31

What is Rise of Towns?

Answer 31

Serfs now have a place to go

Question 32

When Feudalism need who stopped attacking?

Answer 32

Barbarians

Question 33

What agricultural advancements were made?

Answer 33

Improved horse collar and invention of the horse shoe and better plow.