An Introduction to Feudalism Answer Key
Explanation
Key Term
1. D the lowest social class within a feudal society
a. feudalism
2. B a piece of land given to a vassal
b. fief
3. J a person who received land from a lord or king in
exchange for loyalty and service
c. noble
4. A a social system of the Middle Ages based on land
ownership and servitude
d. serf
5. K used to describe the Middle Ages period
e. peasant
6. O a large estate used for agricultural purposes
f. merchant
7. C upper-class citizens who held political power
g. knight
8. L to collect, usually a fee or tax
h. monarch
9. H kings and queens who controlled a country
i. lords
10. F citizens who sold goods and products for profit
j. vassal
11. I nobles who owned land
k. medieval
12. E had more autonomy; if free, they could work their
own land, or if not free, worked someone else’s land
l. levy
13. M a servant who tended to a lord’s estate
m. steward
14. G soldiers during the Middle Ages who protected the
king in exchange for land
n. clergy
15. N religious officials who were of high social status
o. manor
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