13.2 Feudalism in Europe – Flashcards

in feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals.

an estate granted to a vessel by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe.

in feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services.

in medieval Europe, and armored warrior who fought on horseback.

a medieval Peasant legally bound to live on a lord's estate

estate in feudal Europe

a family's payment of one-tenth of its income to a church.

The Muslims, Magyars and Vikings invaded Europe in the 800s.

The peasants obligations to the Lord of the Manor were based mostly on farming work. The peasant would work large portions of the day on the land of their Lord. In exchange for working on the Lords land, peasants were given small plots of land for themselves and their family .

The three classes with the clergy, nobility and the serfs.

The Vikings were the first Germanic people to travel and Conquer Iceland, Greenland, and North Eastern Canada. They also were very advanced in shipbuilding and battle tactics.

This is a system called the Manor system. The Lord of the Manor would hire the knights. To attract workers the Lords soldiers would protect the serfs who lived on the farm. In return the serfs would have to farm on the land. So the knights made the manner militarily self-sufficient and the surfs farming them economically self-sufficient.

It provided homes, jobs for them, and protection.