World History
Medieval Feudalism
Directions: Each of the following statements is either true or false. As you read
chapters 13:2-3 and 14:2 mark each statement true or false. If the statement is
false re-write the sentence to make it true.
Statement
T/F
1. Feudalism evolved in response
to invasions by Vikings, Magyars,
and Muslims.
2. Medieval towns came into
existence because of trade.
3. Capital is defined as the ability
one has to trade and barter.
4. Warfare during the middle
ages was a duty and obligation
required by the peasant farmers.
5. The code of chivalry was a
code of conduct that raised the
status of women in society.
6. Bills of exchange eliminated
the need for merchants to carry
with them large amounts of
cash.
7. Guilds became a powerful tool
used by artisans and workers
against merchants.
8. Usury was considered a sin
because it economically hurt the
common people.
9. A journeyman is a young boy
who is being trained to be a guild
master.
10. The three-field system
increased food production and
allowed farmers to grow crops
on half the land.
11. Tournaments between
knights were religious
ceremonies filled with pomp and
pageantry.
12. Serfs could not lawfully leave
a manor for a new life unless
they ran away to the city and
lived there for a year and a day.
Correct Statement
13. Under the feudal system a
noblewomen could inherit an
estate from her husband.
14. During the middle ages serfs
were bound to the land but
could be bought and sold as
slaves.
15. During the middle ages trade
brought the people of Europe in
contact with Asia.
16. Under the manor system the
lord provided serfs with housing,
farmland, and protection in
exchange for work on the lord’s
land.
17. As medieval towns grew
burghers or feudal lords
resented interference in their
trade by the merchant class.
18. Salt was the most common
trade item during the middle
ages.
19. The middle class was a social
class of merchants, traders, and
artisans.
20. Trade fairs most impacted
the poor in medieval society.
21. Feudalism was based on a
financial system of bills and
exchanges.
22. All serfs living on the manor
had to pay a mandatory church
tax of 10% to the local priest.
23. During the middle ages most
new towns were settled on
rivers or at ports.
24. Economic partnerships
restricted the flow of capital in
medieval society.
25. During the European middle
ages peace reigned and warfare
was an uncommon event.