Name:
Mr. Kalaf-Hughes
21.3: The Development of European Feudalism
Pg 640-645
Questions ____/ 23 pts
Notes
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TOTAL: ____/ 33 pts
Vocab Matching (1/2 pt each)
___1. loyalty
a. in medieval Europe, a nobleman who received land from another nobleman in return for
his services
___2. vassal
b. estate granted by a lord to a vassal
___3. fief
c. code of conduct in medieval Europe that required knights to be brave, loyal, and honest
___4. knight
d. a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord
___5. chivalry
e. the state of being faithful
___6. manor
f. warrior mounted on horseback
___7. serf
g. self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord
Questions (1 point each)
A Violent Time
1. Who were the Magyars?
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2. Describe the Vikings.
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3. What caused monasteries to become easy targets for the Vikings?
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4. How did Viking explorations affect Europe's culture?
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A Feudal Society
5. What caused local lords to protect people's homes and lands from invasions?
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6. What was European feudalism?
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7. What is the connection between a fief and a lord?
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8. When was a boy who wanted to become a knight allowed to begin training? How did this happen?
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9. What is the difference between a lord and a knight?
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10. What does the quote from The Canterbury Tales tell you about a knight's duties?
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11. What was the main duty of a peasant?
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12. What caused Europeans and Japanese to have very different spiritual beliefs?
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The Medieval Manor
13. What was the center of the medieval economy?
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14. What is the difference between a serf and a slave?
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15. What do you think serfs thought about life on the manor?
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16. Look at “Knights and Castles” on page 643. What do you think life was like for a medieval knight?
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17. Look at “A Medieval Manor” on page 644. What can you conclude about daily life in the middle ages?
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18. What does the size of the manor compared to village homes tell you about medieval lords?
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19. What were the duties of peasants who lived on a medieval manor?
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20. What were the duties of the lords and their staff like that of a courtroom?
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21. What were the duties of the reeve?
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22. Why did ordinary people rarely leave the manor on which they lived?
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23. Complete the chart. (HINT: pg 642)
Duties
King
Lords and Vassals
Knights
Peasants and Serfs