SS Content 7.6.3 Feudalism
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MrKoppes on December 21, 2009
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Mr. Koppes' US History, Mr. Koppes' Medieval and Early Modern History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Empire | when the vikings and muslims began their raids in the 800s the frankish kings were unable to defend their ____________________. |
| Knights | ____________________ warriors who fought on horsesback. |
| Vassal | a knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land was called a _______________. |
| Feudalism | historians call this system of promises that governed the relastionship between lords and vassals ___________________. |
| Relationships | Life in Europe during the Middle Ageswas a web of__________________ based on duties and responsibilities. This system developed in response to attacks from outsiders. |
| Fiefs | Nobles gave plots of land called_____________________to knights. In return the, knight promised to support the noble in battle and other matters. |
| Responsibilities | Feudalism was the name of this network of duties ___________________between lords and vassals. |
| Duties | People had responsibilities to those below them and_______________________to those above them. |
| northern | feudalism was first created by the franks before long the system began to spread into knights introduced feudalism into _________________ italy spain and germany. |
| battle of hastings | in 1066 william and his knights sailed into england and defeated the english king at the ___________________. |
| estates | to reward his knights for thier part in the victory william gave them large___________of land in his new new counrty. this was the beginning of feudalism in england. |
| manor | the large estate owned by a knight or lord was called a ______________. |
| serfs | ____________ workers who were tied to the land on wich they lived. |
| permission | although they werent slaves serfs werent allowed ti leave their land without the lords ____________________. |
| easy | the lives of the serfs and peasants werent _______________. |
| labor | farm__________was hard and they often worked in the fields late into the night. |
| men | _____________ did most of the farming. |
| women | ________________made clothing cooked grew vegetables and gathered firewood. |
| children | _____________ worked tending sheep snd chickens. |
| skilled | in addistion to peasants and serfs most manors had several _____________workers.these workers traded their goods and services to the peasants in exchange for food. |
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