Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies NAME DATE CLASS Medieval Europe Guided Reading Lesson 2 Feudalism and the Rise of Towns The Feudal Order 1. Defining What is feudalism? 2. Differentiating As you read the lesson, fill in the chart with facts you learn about lords, vassals, and knights. Lord Vassal Knight ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are the characteristics that define a culture? netw rks
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Guided Reading
Lesson 2 Feudalism and the Rise of Towns
The Feudal Order1. Defining What is feudalism?
2. Differentiating As you read the lesson, fill in the chart with facts you learn about lords, vassals, and knights.
Lord Vassal Knight
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONWhat are the characteristics that define a culture?
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3. Listing In the circles below, list five rules of chivalry.
Rules of Chivalry
4. Describing Describe a medieval castle. What was its purpose? What did it look like?
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The Medieval Manor1. Comparing and Contrasting As you read the lesson, fill in the Venn diagram with facts that show how serfs and freemen were similar and different.
COMMON PEOPLE IN MIDDLE AGES
FREEMEN SERFS
BOTH
2. Explaining On the lines below, tell why life was more difficult for serfs than it was for freemen.
3. Identifying On the lines below, identify three improvements that helped medieval farmers.
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The Growth of Towns and Cities1. Determining Causes and Effects As you read the lesson, write the effects of Europe’s increase in trade after the 1100s.
• repair of roads
• protection by nobles
• law enforcement
• new technology for growing food
• population growth
Causes of Trade Effects of Trade
2. Assessing How did the growth of a new middle class affect feudalism?
3. Explaining What is a guild? What did medieval guilds do?
4. Describing Describe the living conditions in a medieval city.
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