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JAT Chapter 15-02 Reading Guide

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Flanders
d.
fief
b.
serf
e.
Venice
c.
knight
 

 1. 

the center of trade in northern Europe
 

 2. 

a warrior in armor who fought on horseback
 

 3. 

land granted to a vassal, or knight
 

 4. 

Italian city that was a major trading center
 

 5. 

a person who worked the lord’s land
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

Under ____, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services.
a.
feudalism
c.
manorialism
b.
vassalism
d.
protectionism
 

 7. 

Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and
a.
the windmill.
c.
the wheeled plow.
b.
crop rotation.
d.
the village mill.
 

 8. 

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
a.
the king.
c.
chivalry.
b.
servitude.
d.
the brave knight.
 

 9. 

In medieval towns, the townspeople paid ____ to the lord in exchange for basic rights.
a.
taxes
c.
crops
b.
wages
d.
homage
 

 10. 

Because the buildings were made of wood and closely spaced, medieval cities could be easily destroyed by
a.
flood.
c.
earthquake.
b.
fire.
d.
disease.
 



 
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