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In the feudal system, what was the primary exchange between knights/vassals and peasants?
In the feudal system, what was the primary exchange between knights/vassals and peasants?
- Land and protection for food and labor. (correct)
- Money and knights.
- Protection and political support.
- Land and military service.
Which of the following best describes the role of lords in the feudal pyramid?
Which of the following best describes the role of lords in the feudal pyramid?
- To oversee economic trade in towns.
- To provide food and labor to knights.
- To receive land from the king and provide military support. (correct)
- To offer military service directly to the king.
What is the term used to describe the land given to tenants in chief in exchange for support?
What is the term used to describe the land given to tenants in chief in exchange for support?
- Fief (correct)
- Manor
- Estate
- Kingdom
Which 19th-century concept is used to describe the social structure of the High Middle Ages?
Which 19th-century concept is used to describe the social structure of the High Middle Ages?
How did the growing economic importance of towns and trades contribute to the decline of feudalism?
How did the growing economic importance of towns and trades contribute to the decline of feudalism?
What was the primary service that tenants in chief provided to the king in the feudal system?
What was the primary service that tenants in chief provided to the king in the feudal system?
In the feudal system, who directly exchanged land and protection for food and labor?
In the feudal system, who directly exchanged land and protection for food and labor?
Which of the following is the most accurate representation of the flow of land in the feudal system?
Which of the following is the most accurate representation of the flow of land in the feudal system?
What describes a situation where kings became less dependent on their lords to provide soldiers?
What describes a situation where kings became less dependent on their lords to provide soldiers?
Land was Primarily owned by which individual in the feudal system?
Land was Primarily owned by which individual in the feudal system?
How did increased bargaining power among survivors contribute to the decline of feudalism?
How did increased bargaining power among survivors contribute to the decline of feudalism?
In the feudal pyramid, what was the PRIMARY role of the king in relation to land distribution?
In the feudal pyramid, what was the PRIMARY role of the king in relation to land distribution?
What did knights and vassals offer to nobles in exchange for land (fief)?
What did knights and vassals offer to nobles in exchange for land (fief)?
Excluding military or political support, what would the king receive from nobles?
Excluding military or political support, what would the king receive from nobles?
Which of the following factors directly enabled survivors to have increased bargaining power?
Which of the following factors directly enabled survivors to have increased bargaining power?
What is the term Feudalism used to describe?
What is the term Feudalism used to describe?
Under feudalism, what entities did most of the land belong to?
Under feudalism, what entities did most of the land belong to?
What are the three reasons the text states feudalism slowly disappeared?
What are the three reasons the text states feudalism slowly disappeared?
Who passes down fief to knight and vassals in exchange for protection and military services?
Who passes down fief to knight and vassals in exchange for protection and military services?
Who exchanges land and protection for food and labour?
Who exchanges land and protection for food and labour?
Flashcards
Feudalism
Feudalism
A system in use in the 19th century to describe society during the high middle ages.
Fief
Fief
Land given to tenants in chief by the king in exchange for military and political support.
Decline of Feudalism: Kings
Decline of Feudalism: Kings
Kings grew less reliant on their lords to provide soldiers.
Decline of Feudalism: Survivors
Decline of Feudalism: Survivors
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Decline of Feudalism: Economy
Decline of Feudalism: Economy
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Feudal Pyramid
Feudal Pyramid
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