Middle Ages/Feudalism

A King was only a vassal

The Feudal System is NOT a system of promises and loyalty.

Someone could NOT be both a lord and a vassal.

A system of promises and loyalty where land was exchanged for protection and services.

A large estate, traditionally associated with the Middle Ages, comprising land, a manor house, and often a village.

A devastating pandemic of the bubonic plague that swept through Europe during the middle ages.

Who is at the top of the hierarchy in the Feudal System?

A Peasant was only a vassal

Who is in the middle but closer to the top of the hierarchy in the Feudal System?

Who is at the bottom of the hierarchy in the Feudal System?

The Feudal System was created to help Monarchs keep and protect their land.

There was lots of writing and inventions during the Middle Ages.

The Black Death brought an end to the Feudal System in Europe.

Someone who has power over someone else during the middle ages was called?

The practice of growing different types of crops in the same field in a planned succession over a few years.

The Feudal System Hierarchy in order from top to bottom is King, Nobles, Knights, and Peasants

Nobles and Knights were both lords and vassals.

Land, Protection, and Labor(Food and Tools) are things exchanged in the Feudal Hierarchy.

Each Level of the Feudal Hierarchy has to give something but gets nothing in return.

The Middle Ages lasted about 1000 years.

Someone who has less power than, or is beneath, someone else during the middle ages was called?

The Middle Ages were also called Medieval Times and Dark Ages.

Wives, mothers, and caregivers, responsible for managing the household and raising children describes the role of who?

Who is in the middle but closer to the bottom of the hierarchy in the Feudal System?

The period in history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Age of Discovery/Renaissance.