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

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In the manor chain, one box leads to two effects. Which box is it, Ren asks?

   • The lord owes protection
   • The serf owes work on the demesne
   • No box in this chain leads to two effects
   • The lord lets a serf family farm fields
3. 2.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Duties for the serf, and nothing owed by the lord
   • Duties for the serf, and duties for the lord
   • One effect: the serf owns the manor
   • Freedom to leave the manor
4. 3.

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

   • No box has two causes
   • The lord owns the mill and bakery on the manor
   • The lord gains income besides crops
   • The lord holds the manor court
6. 4.

   What is the demesne, Ari asks?

   • The lord's own land on the manor
   • The serf family's fields
   • The village bakery
   • The room where the manor court meets
7. 5.

   Could a serf leave the manor freely, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Yes, on any day of the year they chose
   • Yes, after each harvest
   • No, serfs had to move each year
   • No, not without the lord's permission
8. 6.

   What did villagers pay charges for, Esme asks?

   • Joining a craft guild in a town
   • Swearing fealty
   • Working on the demesne
   • Grinding grain and baking
10. 7.

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

    • It was where the serf could get justice
    • It set serfs free
    • It paid the serf wages each week
    • It was the village market
11. 8.

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

    Use the picture in question 7.

    • Change it: they needed the lord's permission to leave
    • Change "Serfs" to "Lords"
    • Change "manor" to "town"
    • Leave it: serfs were free to move
12. 9.

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

    Use the picture in question 7.

    • Change "Serfs" to "Vassals"
    • Change "duties" to "fields"
    • Change it: lords owed protection and justice
    • Leave it: duties went one way
13. 10.

    Pia's note says, "The lord's income came from the demesne's crops and nothing else." Which fix is right?

    • Change "lord" to "serf"
    • Change "crops" to "coins"
    • Leave it: crops were the one source
    • Change it: charges and court payments added income