Question

What was a fief?

1. a large estate that included farm fields, pastures, and sometimes a village

2. a tax paid to the lord by the peasants who worked the land

3. a peasant who was considered to be part of the manor

4. a share of the lord’s land given to a vassal

Which group of people attacked and looted European towns, but who also reopened trade routes?


the Franks

the Huns

the Visigoths

the Vikings

Best answer will get brainless and points wrong ones will be reported.

Answer 1

A fief is 4. a share of the lord’s land given to a vassal.

The descriptions in 1 fit a fief but miss the point of lord-vassal relationship.

Around 800 to 1100AD, the Vikings attacked and looted European towns, but who also reopened trade routes.