Feudal Europe: lords, vassals, knights and serfs, and life on a manor

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   What are the two effects of the serf family's fields, Tala asks?

   • One effect: the serf owns the manor
   • Duties for the serf, and nothing owed by the lord
   • Duties for the serf, and duties for the lord
   • Freedom to leave the manor
2. 2.

   In the income chain, which box has two causes leading into it, Zee asks?

   • No box has two causes
   • The lord gains income besides crops
   • The lord owns the mill and bakery on the manor
   • The lord holds the manor court
4. 3.

   What is the demesne, Ari asks?

   • The village bakery
   • The serf family's fields
   • The lord's own land on the manor
   • The room where the manor court meets
5. 4.

   Could a serf leave the manor freely, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • No, not without the lord's permission
   • Yes, after each harvest
   • Yes, on any day of the year they chose
   • No, serfs had to move each year
6. 5.

   What did villagers pay charges for, Esme asks?

   • Working on the demesne
   • Grinding grain and baking
   • Swearing fealty
   • Joining a craft guild in a town
8. 6.

   Why would a lord want serfs to stay on the land, Jun asks?

   • Serfs paid the lord nothing
   • The lord had no fields
   • The lord needed their work
   • Serfs owned the manor
9. 7.

   Why did the manor court matter to a serf, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • It set serfs free
   • It was where the serf could get justice
   • It paid the serf wages each week
   • It was the village market
10. 8.

    Why did charges for the mill matter to the lord, Luz asks?

    • They cost the lord money
    • They added income besides the crops
    • They freed the villagers
    • They closed the lord's manor court for good
12. 9.

    Milo's note says, "Serfs could move to another manor when they liked." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: serfs were free to move
    • Change "manor" to "town"
    • Change it: they needed the lord's permission to leave
    • Change "Serfs" to "Lords"
13. 10.

    Noah's note says, "Serfs owed duties, and lords owed nothing." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • Leave it: duties went one way
    • Change it: lords owed protection and justice
    • Change "duties" to "fields"
    • Change "Serfs" to "Vassals"