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Europe’s High Middle Ages

Textbook Questions (Pages 44-53)

1. Which leader put the Feudal System in place in England?

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2. What were the “three Fs” of the Feudal System?
a.
b.
c.
3. Explain how Feudalism works (page 45):

4. What is “allegiance”? ______________________________________

5. Fill in the triangle showing the hierarchy in the feudal system:
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6. What is a “freeholder”? __________________________________________

7. What is a “serf”? ________________________________________________
8. What is the Domesday Book?

9. What was “the manor” in medieval Europe?

10. Compare and contrast what ordinary men and women’s lives were like in
medieval Europe:

Ordinary Men Ordinary Women

11. What privileges did the Lord and Lady (Nobles) have in medieval Europe?

12. What obligations did the nobles have?

13. What rights did women have in medieval Europe?