Lesson 2 - Roles in Society

Question 1

What is the order of the feudal system?

Answer 1

1. Monarch
2. The Tenants in Chief (lords and bishop)
3. The Sub Tenants (knights)
4. Peasantry

Question 2

What is the land order in the feudal system?

Answer 2

The monarchy gives land to lords in exchange for loyalty and military support. The lords give land to knights for loyalty. The knights let peasants live on land in exchange for taxes in form of crops and farming.

Question 3

When was Charlemagne?

Answer 3

747 -814

Question 4

What did Charlemagne do?

Answer 4

1. Ruled the Franks (a Germanic tribe from modern-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and western Germany)
2. Created Feudalism to help him control large areas of land

Question 5

What did William I (William the Conqueror) do?

Answer 5

1. He brought feudalism to England
2. He claimed all of England’s land as his own and then divided it up to reward those who were loyal to him and gain their future support

Question 6

When was the Magna Carta made?

Answer 6

1215

Question 7

What was the Magna Carta?

Answer 7

A document the king had to sign that stated: The king had to follow the law
and people could fight back against unjust laws