MDST 202 Midterm: Midterm review.docx
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There will be 26 questions worth . 5 point each (total 13 points). The questions will be based on the following list, and the choices will consist of short, one or two word answers: fief, vassal, land granted to a vassal by their lord in exchange for military service, duties. Hospitality: primogeniture, vassals later began to send money to their lord rather than soldiers. Become a landless vassal of a more powerful lord. Wife of a lord: responsible for the entire household, responsible for the military defense of the castle. Widow of a lord: she would have gained part of the fief as a dowry, remarry if her lord demanded it. Pay 1/10 (tithe) of his agricultural production to the village church and priest. Pay a tithe to the lord for the use of oven, pond, mill, etc. Provide labor service to farm the lord"s demesne land.
