The Feudal System (Miriam)

Satisfying basic needs, especially food, with no help from the outside is ___________.

The commitment between the vassal and the lord was sealed with an ____________.

Wood used for building and carpentry is known as __________.

Member of a people who originated in central Asia and settled in modern Hungary and parts of Romania.

A priest who holds the highest position of authority in a diocese.

Name ONE century in which feudalism predominated in Western Europe.

Land suitable for growing crops is known as ____________.

The ____ swore to protect his vassal and provide him with the resources he needed to make a living.

A peasant who was not free, tied to the land he worked on and not allowed to leave it without the lord's permission was known as a _____.

The political, economic, and social system that predominated in Western Europe between the 10th and 13th centuries was called _______.

The person at the top of the feudal system.

The ________ swore fealty (loyalty) to his lord, and swore to provide him with help and advice.

Land that was exploited directly by the lord and consisted of farmland, pastures, and woods was known as ________.

Rural estates were divided into two parts. Name them.

A monk who holds the highest position of authority in a monastery.

The people who worked on the feudal estates and who were at the bottom of the feudal pyramid were the _______.

A position in a hierarchy is known as a ______.

Germanic people of Scandinavian descent who sailed around and attacked coasts of Europe.

This type of system was created under which free people were bound by vassalage to others of a higher social rank.

Plots of land that the lord gave to free peasants in exchange for rent or a part of the harvest were known as _________.