Worksheet - Feudalism
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CHAPTER 13 Section 2
(pages 358–363)
TERMS AND NAMES
lord Landowner
Feudalism in Europe
fief Land granted by a lord to a
vassal
vassal Person receiving a fief from a
lord
BEFORE YOU READ
knight Warrior on horseback who
In the last section, you read about Charlemagne and his
promised to defend his lord’s land in
empire.
exchange for a fief
serf Peasant who could not lawfully
In this section, you will read about feudalism.
leave the place where he or she was
AS YOU READ
born
manor Lord’s estate
Use the chart below to take notes on feudalism.
tithe Church tax; usually one-tenth of
a peasant family’s income
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B AT T L E
P O L I T I C A L I S S U E
E F F E C T
• Lord promised land and protection to his vassal
Feudal relationships
• Vassal helped his lord in battle
Social classes
Manor system
Invaders Attack Western Europe
The attacks by Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars
made life in western Europe difficult. People suf-
(pages 358–360)
fered and feared for their futures. With no strong
Who invaded Western Europe?
central government, they went to local leaders for
protection.
Between 800 and 1000, new invasions threatened
Europe. From the north came the most feared
1.
Why did the people need to turn to local leaders for
help?
fighters of all. They were the Vikings, or Norsemen.
The Vikings raided villages and monasteries. By
around the year 1000, though, the Vikings had set-
A New Social Order: Feudalism
tled down in many parts of Europe. They adopted
Christianity and stopped raiding to become traders
(page 360)
and farmers.
How did feudalism affect society?
The Magyars were Turkish nomads. They
attacked from the east and reached as far as Italy and
Europe’s feudal system arose around the ninth and
western France. They sold local people as slaves. The
tenth centuries. Feudalism was based on an agree-
Muslims struck from the south. They attacked areas
ment between a lord, or landowner, and a vassal,
along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast.
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