The decline of the feudal system

12 questions

1. What 'ism' is another term for the feudal system?
2. Which is the best definition for a labourer?
3. Which king issued the Ordinance of Labourers in 1349?
4. The Ordinance of Labourers was followed in 1351 by the ___ of Labourers.
5. Which of these terms best describes the process of obtaining something by discussion?
6. Which of these aspects is something that the Statute of Labourers told labourers they must do?
7. Which king introduced what became known as the feudal system to England?
8. In the feudal system, all land was 'borrowed' from the ___, and those who borrowed it became his vassals by paying homage for the land.
9. When do historians agree the feudal system ended in England?
10. Which of the following could be used to **support** the argument that lords tried to strengthen the feudal system after 1348?
11. Rodney Hilton's work argues that lords did everything they could to prevent 'their' ___ from negotiating better wages and more freedoms.
12. Which historian is associated with research in East Anglia that suggests the Black Death accelerated the decline of feudalism?

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