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Feudalism: A System For Living

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Europe in the

Middle Ages

Feudalism: A System for Living

A. As You Read

Directions: As you read Section 1, fill in the chart with information about the

beginnings of feudalism. Write several facts for each item listed.

Collapse of the

Roman Empire

Charlemagne

Need for Feudalism

Feudal System

B. Reviewing Key Terms

Directions: Complete these sentences by writing the correct terms in the blanks

provided.

5. The period in Europe between

. 500 and 1500 is known as the ____________________ .

6. One of the great kings during ____________________ times in Europe was Charlemagne.

7. Under the system of ____________________ , kings and queens had the most power,

lords were next, then came vassals, and finally serfs.

8. The men who swore loyalty to a lord and were given land in return were called

____________________ .

9. A lord’s ____________________ was a large estate that often included the surrounding

farmland and a village.

10. The people of a medieval manor had to be ____________________ because they usually

lived far from other towns and villages.

11. When a lord was given a manor, the ____________________ who lived there became his

as well.

Europe in the Middle Ages

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Feudalism: A System For Living