Answers to Homework 2-6-13

1. fief- on held on feudal service
   vassal- a holder of land on feudal tenure on conditions of homage and alliance
   knight,- a man who served his lord as a mounted soldier in armor.
   Chivalry- a medeval knightly system with his religious, moral, and secret code.
   Serf- a labored person on his lord's estate.
   manor-manorial system-an essential element of fudeal society was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the late Roman Empire.
   self-sufñcient- state of not requiring any aid, support, or interaction, for survival
   fallow-farmland left unplowed to regain nutritious soil.

2.  What invading peoples caused turmoil in Europe in the 800's?
   -Vikings

3. What qualities did the lords and vassals owe each other? 
    -They had a oath of loyalty. The vassal's renounced his loyalty to the lord if the latter failed to protect him.

4. What qualities did the chivalry demand of knights?
    -A knight was not only supposed to strength and skills, but also show his aggressive side of a knight with a chivalrous side to his nature

5. What duties did the lord and serfs owe each other? 
   - The serfs gave the lord food and other essential while the lord gave the serf a place to live and security.

6. Positive and Negative effects of a feudal lord.
   - The positives is that each person would something in return for the services and the negative is that if you don't give the king something he wants he could take away your home or security.