Fuedalism quiz

Question 1

Feudalism?

Answer 1

Doing something for someone in exchange for something

Question 2

Why did fuedalism not spread throughout Europe?

Answer 2

it was a result of poor government that it was localized

Question 3

Why did Kings ditribute land to nobles?

Answer 3

the area would be better off if it was run by a noble

Question 4

What did the nobles owe the king in exchange for large pieces of land?

Answer 4

they became their vassal

Question 5

Fief?

Answer 5

grant of land

Question 6

Lord?

Answer 6

ruler of an area

Question 7

Vassal?

Answer 7

served a higher ranking lord and was loyal to them

Question 8

What obligations did he lord owe his vassal?

Answer 8

they gave them a fief and protected them in battle

Question 9

What did a vassal owe his lord?

Answer 9

• take the lord’s place if captured
• pay his ransom
• help him in battle
• provide food
• provide entertainment

Question 10

Who were knights?

Answer 10

warriors on horseback

Question 11

What was a knights purpose?

Answer 11

• live for the lord
• administer his fief
• collect feudal deus
• administer justice

Question 12

What did a night need?

Answer 12

strength, ability, wealth

Question 13

What did a typical manor consist of?

Answer 13

servants, village, church, mill, fields, farms, pastures

Question 14

What was the 1/3 of land the lord kept for himself?

Answer 14

domain

Question 15

What three things were peasants obligated to give to their lord?

Answer 15

• loyalty
• part of their crops
• paid him to use mill, bread oven, wine press

Question 16

What is the three-field system of agriculture?

Answer 16

they used two out of the three fields to let the field there not using replensih its soil, they rotate every year.

Question 17

What did the collapse of strong leaders lead to?

Answer 17

feudalism and manorialism

Question 18

Manor?

Answer 18

castle or house with mill, ovens, pasture fields, woods, church, and village

Question 19

Inventions of the middle ages?

Answer 19

Mould Board Plow, horse collar, tandem harmess

Question 20

Mould Board Plow?

Answer 20

allowed for wetter soil to be tilled

Question 21

Hoarse collar?

Answer 21

made plowing faster

Question 22

Tandem Harness?

Answer 22

help horses plow fo rlonger

Question 23

Inventions did what?

Answer 23

increased production on farms

Question 24

Serfs?

Answer 24

tied to the land (tenant Farmers)

Question 25

Peasants?

Answer 25

freeman, artisans and craftsmen

Question 26

Priest?

Answer 26

provides for spiritual needs, only educated one in town

Question 27

Houses?

Answer 27

single room, shared with livestock

Question 28

What did they drink in the North?

Answer 28

Beer

Question 29

What did they drink in the South?

Answer 29

Wine

Question 30

Food?

Answer 30

coarse brown bread, cheese, eggs, milk, soups, vegetables, broccoli, green beans, carrots, cauli flower, garlic onions, parsnips, turnips

Question 31

When did tomatoes, potatoes, corn, squash, sugar, coffee, chocolate, and bananas come about?

Answer 31

they didnt exist until Marco polo came

Question 32

Men Labor?

Answer 32

many died around age 30

Question 33

Women did what?

Answer 33

made clothes, cook, clean, garden, forge for nuts, berries, firewood

Question 34

how many women died in childbirth?

Answer 34

1 in 4

Question 35

Children starting around age 8 did what?

Answer 35

care for younger siblings

Question 36

At harvest time everyone does what?

Answer 36

works

Question 37

What are the three steps to knighthood?

Answer 37

PAge, Squire, and Knight

Question 38

Page?

Answer 38

7-8 years old they were sent away to learn manners and art of war from another noble

Question 39

Squire?

Answer 39

ages 12-15, man would help noble, dress or battle, mount him on his horse, care for knights horse plus armor, then accompany him into battle this lasted five years

Question 40

Knight?

Answer 40

after roughly five years of training, he will go to a ceremony that will make him a night