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Medieval Europe
Chapter 15, Section 2 and 3
Guiding Questions:
1What is Feudalism AND what were
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The different roles in their society?
Feudalism is a social system in which all groups had specific roles /duties to
Fulfill so that society wound up depending on each other.
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Kings & Queens
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Lords and Ladies (Nobles)
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Knights
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Peasants and Serfs
2. What is a Vassal?
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Vassals were nobles who served a lord of higher noble ranking.
3. Peasants could be free or a serf. What
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Serfs were peasant workers who were bound by law to work for their lord. They weren’t
Is a serf?
Slaves but they also were not considered free either.
4. What is a manor AND what is a
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A manor is a large piece of land given to the nobles by the king.
Fief?
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A fief is land a lord may grant to his knights or vassals.
5. What were Medieval cities like?
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Crowded and polluted.
6. How was the water AND air
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Butchers would dump animal blood and waste into the water
Polluted in these cities?
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The air was polluted from burning cheap coal.
7. What was life like for women during
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Women, in these cities, ran the household, paid the bills, and helped their husbands
This time?
with their trades. Sometimes, if the husband died, the wife could continue his trade business.
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As a result they could live pretty independent lives.
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continue his trade business. As a result they could live pretty independent lives.
Reflect: Do you think the Feudal System was a good idea? Why or why not? Support your reflection
with EVIDENCE and explain your thinking. You may respond in bullet or essay form.
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