MEDIEVAL EUROPE: FEUDALISM

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We were yesterday watching a video about Feudalism, the Medieval way of life, but there were several technical problems and we couldn't listen to it properly. Anyway, you can watch the video here:



And try to answer the following questions:

1.  How was The Medieval way of life known?
2.  Who was the highest class?
3.  After them, came the noble lords, such as __________ and ___________.
4.  Who followed the noble lords?
5.  Where did serfs work?
6.  Under the Feudal system, how did people of lower classes show their respect to the upper classes?
7.  For example, the lord of a great castle might serve his king by supplying him ___________ and soldiers for a war. To show his appreciation for the service, the king might reward the lord with the gift of _______, usually in the form of a ____________, which was an important unit of ___________ in Feudal society.
8.  What did  a manor usually come with?

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  1. Gaspar 2º C29 October 2014 at 11:14

    1. It was based on the ownership of the land.
    2. The royalty: kings and queens.
    3. After them, came the noble lords, such as Dukes and Earls.
    4. They were followed by the knights.
    5. They worked the land under the feudal system.
    6. They show their respect by serving them.
    7. 1) Knights. 2) Land. 3) Manner 4) Territory.
    8. A manor usually come with a large house.

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  2. Luis Paños Cuenca 2º C31 October 2014 at 03:51

    1.- It was the feudalism.
    2.- The kings and the queens.
    3.- Dukes and earls.
    4.- The knights.
    5.- They work the lands.
    6.- By serving them.
    7.- Knight, land, manor, territory.
    8.- With servers farms, the castle of the lord and houses to all the serves.

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  3. Andrés José Aroca Cano6 November 2014 at 08:38

    1)
    2)The King
    3)
    4)
    5)In the agriculture
    6)The serf
    7)
    no entendia bien el video. Lo dejo asi

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    1. Unknown10 November 2014 at 12:08

      a) The feudalism
      b) The kings and the queens
      c) Dukes and earls
      d) The knights
      e) the serfs work the land
      f) serving them
      g) Knight, land, manor, territory
      h)

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