A social system in which lords and nobles owned all the land that they allowed peasants and vassals to live on in exchange for lifetime loyalty and for goods or services produced; those living on the land were known as serfs and had little or no freedom

What are two reasons why feudalism declined?

As feudalism declined and as the political power of the Catholic Church weakened, what political structures tended to form?

Match the features of these two architectural styles

Description: A horrible plague that killed millions of people throughout the world, especially in Europe.

Cause: Biting fleas carried on the backs of rats, supposedly from central Asia.

Result: The plague led to people losing faith in the Roman Church because the church couldn't stop it; Jews were blamed for this plague and were persecuted; The middle class grew as peasants among the diminished population could demand more rights/better treatment.