ALTERNATE FORMAT TEST 4 SATA EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉How, and why, did the raids begin? Answer: -They began in late
700s to late 900s
-Raids and settlement primarily in Ireland, England and France,
Germany
-Favorite target- monasteries
-Monasteries are good target because people give all their riches to
the Church, not a lot of defenses or warriors.
-Over-crowding in Scandinavia and not good farmable land- people
were starving
-Looking for food, fame, glory
◉How, and why, did the raids end? Answer: -They would raid France
and England and then want to start a new life and settle down in the
lands they had previously been raiding.
-European Kings and political/military leaders started to figure out
how to beat/defeat them
-Feudalism: system of land ownership, gave land to local nobles in
trade for protection
,◉Fuedalism Answer: -A political system in which nobles are
granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange
for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who
live on the land
-Fragmented authority in the ninth century, and crisis of Viking raids
--> need for more localized political/military structure
-Had to pay huge ransoms to pay off the Vikings (bankrupting)
-Much more effective if local lords had more power and resources to
combat the Vikings; center of power is now the local lords
Vassal- a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or
she owes allegiance and military service; a subordinate or
dependent
◉Fief-holding Answer: Lords:
-Vassals of the King
-Exchange of land (fief) for service
-Could parcel out land to knights
-King releases power into hands of local lords (Vassalage)
◉Responsibilities of Vassals Answer: -Fight for king/lord when
called upon
-Keep peace in region
, -Protect peasants
-Pay/collect taxes
◉The Manor Answer: -It was no longer cities or village that held the
economy/society together, it was the Manor.
-The markets, fashions, gossip, trade
-It dominated the social lives of the vast majority of people of
Western European History
-Manor controls the economy of the local region, trade did not go far,
local
◉Serfs Answer: -60% of European population had become serfs by
ninth century
-Working the demesne (lord's land) and paying rents
-Lord's legal rights over the serfs
-If you were a good knight, you would get a little land but very few
people were knights
-Majority of power is in local lord
◉The Emergence of the Feudal System (politically and
economically) Answer: -The emergence of the Feudal System:
Politically: it was a good short-term fix to help end the Vikings raids,
allowed more localized control over territory, provided stability
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉How, and why, did the raids begin? Answer: -They began in late
700s to late 900s
-Raids and settlement primarily in Ireland, England and France,
Germany
-Favorite target- monasteries
-Monasteries are good target because people give all their riches to
the Church, not a lot of defenses or warriors.
-Over-crowding in Scandinavia and not good farmable land- people
were starving
-Looking for food, fame, glory
◉How, and why, did the raids end? Answer: -They would raid France
and England and then want to start a new life and settle down in the
lands they had previously been raiding.
-European Kings and political/military leaders started to figure out
how to beat/defeat them
-Feudalism: system of land ownership, gave land to local nobles in
trade for protection
,◉Fuedalism Answer: -A political system in which nobles are
granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange
for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who
live on the land
-Fragmented authority in the ninth century, and crisis of Viking raids
--> need for more localized political/military structure
-Had to pay huge ransoms to pay off the Vikings (bankrupting)
-Much more effective if local lords had more power and resources to
combat the Vikings; center of power is now the local lords
Vassal- a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or
she owes allegiance and military service; a subordinate or
dependent
◉Fief-holding Answer: Lords:
-Vassals of the King
-Exchange of land (fief) for service
-Could parcel out land to knights
-King releases power into hands of local lords (Vassalage)
◉Responsibilities of Vassals Answer: -Fight for king/lord when
called upon
-Keep peace in region
, -Protect peasants
-Pay/collect taxes
◉The Manor Answer: -It was no longer cities or village that held the
economy/society together, it was the Manor.
-The markets, fashions, gossip, trade
-It dominated the social lives of the vast majority of people of
Western European History
-Manor controls the economy of the local region, trade did not go far,
local
◉Serfs Answer: -60% of European population had become serfs by
ninth century
-Working the demesne (lord's land) and paying rents
-Lord's legal rights over the serfs
-If you were a good knight, you would get a little land but very few
people were knights
-Majority of power is in local lord
◉The Emergence of the Feudal System (politically and
economically) Answer: -The emergence of the Feudal System:
Politically: it was a good short-term fix to help end the Vikings raids,
allowed more localized control over territory, provided stability
