9.3

Question 0

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

Answer 0

Vassal

Question 1

Warriors who fought on horseback

Answer 1

Knights

Question 2

Historians call this system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals _________

Answer 2

Feudalism

Question 3

The large estate owned by a knight or lord

Answer 3

Manor

Question 4

Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

Answer 4

Serfs

Question 5

Defeated the English king and declared himself the new king. Began feudalism in England by rewarding his knights with land

Answer 5

William the conquered

Question 6

A French woman who had great political power

Answer 6

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 7

One of the most powerful people of the Middle Ages. Ruled Aquitaine, a region of France, as the Kings vassal

Answer 7

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 8

Married king Louis VII and became queen

Answer 8

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 9

Divorced king Louis VII and married king Henry II

Answer 9

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 10

Why and how did some nobles become as powerful as kings?

Answer 10

The Kings were not protecting the people from invasions so the nobles had to, resulting in them gaining power

Question 11

To defend their land nobles needed _________

Answer 11

Soldiers

Question 12

The best soldiers were _________, however their equipment was expensive. Their equipment included __________, __________, and ________.

Answer 12

Knights
Weapons
Armor
Horses

Question 13

Few people had ________ in the Middle Ages

Answer 13

Money

Question 14

Another word for pieces of land

Answer 14

Fiefs

Question 15

A noble who gave a knight land instead of money

Answer 15

Lord

Question 16

Vassals swore that they would remain ________ to his lord

Answer 16

Loyal

Question 17

The ties between lords and vassals were the heart of ___________

Answer 17

Feudalism

Question 18

Order of the feudal society (from most important to least)

Answer 18

Kings/queens
Nobles
Knights
Peasants

Question 19

A lord had to……(considering vassals)

Answer 19

• send help to his vassals if an enemy attacks

- be fair towards his vassals

Question 20

If a _____ failed to do what he was supposed to, his _________ could break all ties with him

Answer 20

Lord

Vassals

Question 21

Why did lords build castles?

Answer 21

To defend their lands

Question 22

A large building with strong walls that can easily be defended against attacks

Answer 22

Castle

Question 23

Most early castles were made of ______ not _______.

Answer 23

Wood

Stone

Question 24

Castles provided ____________ in times of war

Answer 24

Security

Question 25

Vassals had to ______, give their lords _________ on special occasions, and give his lord _____ and ________ if he came to visit

Answer 25

Fight Money Food Shelter

Question 26

If a vassal gained enough _____, he could become a _____.

Answer 26

Land | Lord

Question 27

_________ obligations could become confusing

Answer 27

Feudal

Question 28

Feudalism was 1st created by the _________

Answer 28

Franks

Question 29

In the 1000s Frankish knights introduced feudalism to northern ________, ______, and ____________. Feudalism then spread to eastern ___________

Answer 29

Italy Spain Germany Europe

Question 30

Feudalism was brought to Britain by a French noble named

Answer 30

William (the conquerer)

Question 31

_________ was the duke of Normandy in northern ________

Answer 31

William | France

Question 32

What fight did William fight in(and win)?

Answer 32

Battle of Hastings

Question 33

Very few peasants owned ____

Answer 33

Land

Question 34

A new ___________ system developed in which _______ allowed ________ to farm land on their large estates in return for _____ or other payment

Answer 34

Economic Knights Peasants Food

Question 35

Each manor included a large _______ or _______, _________, _______, ________, and a ______ for the peasants who worked on the manor.

Answer 35

``` House Castle Pastures Fields Forests Village ```

Question 36

1/3 or 1/4 of the land the lords kept for themselves while the rest was divided up among _____

Answer 36

Serfs

Question 37

______ were not slaves

Answer 37

Serfs

Question 38

If the serfs didn't leave their land without permission, they got some _____ and ____________ against outlaws and raiders

Answer 38

Land | Protection

Question 39

Men did most of the __________. Women made _________, ______, grew __________, and gathered __________. Children tended ______ and _____________.

Answer 39

``` Farming Clothing Cooked Grew vegetables Gathered firewood Sheep Chickens ```

Question 40

The lord of the manor ____________ everything that happened on his lands. His word was the ____.

Answer 40

Controlled | Law

Question 41

Lords who survived ___________ faced the possibility of being killed in war

Answer 41

Diseases

Question 42

Regardless of their social class women in the Middle Ages had _______ rights than men

Answer 42

Fewer

Question 43

Women had to obey the _______ of their father or husband

Answer 43

Wishes

Question 44

Women DID have important _____ in society

Answer 44

Roles

Question 45

Women governed ________ while their husbands were at ____.

Answer 45

Manors | War

Question 46

Farmers improved the _____, making it heavier

Answer 46

Plow

Question 47

The ______ _______ allowed farmers to have horses pull the plows

Answer 47

Horse collar

Question 48

In the past, farmers had used _______ to plow

Answer 48

Oxen

Question 49

Oxen were ______ but ______

Answer 49

Strong | Slow

Question 50

Towns grew because of advancement in ________ techniques and and increase in ______.

Answer 50

Farming | Trade

Question 51

Trade routes spread all across _________

Answer 51

Europe

Question 52

_________ brought trade goods from ______ and ________

Answer 52

Merchants Asia Africa

Question 53

The growth of trade lead to the _______ of ___________

Answer 53

Decline | Feudalism