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=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__

=**Main Ideas**=
 * knights
 * vassal
 * feudalism
 * William the Conqueror
 * manor
 * serfs
 * Eleanor of Aquitaine


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. a. What was a knight? b. Why did vassals have to serve lords? c. Do you think knights or lords benefited more from feudalism? Why?

2. How did William the Conqueror help spread feudalism?

3. a. What was a typical manor like? b. How do you think most serfs felt about the manor system?

4. a. What led to the growth of Europe’s population in the Middle Ages? b. Why do you think many peasants left their farms for cities?

Critical Thinking 5. Review your notes and then, in each box in the interactive graphic organizer, list the duties and obligations that each group had toward the others. =Resources=