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Title: Feudalism


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Feudalism
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What is Feudalism?
  • It is BOTH a system of Government AND Economy
    rolled into one heres how
  • -Nobles own ALL the land.
  • -Peasants (serfs) need the land to grow food and
    build homes.
  • -Nobles provide land and protection in exchange
    for the labor, products, services, and loyalty of
    the peasants (thats the Economy part)
  • -Nobles make all the rules, enforce the rules,
    but are also responsible for protection of his
    peasants (thats the Government part)

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Why was Feudalism Developed?
  • ATTACK!!! INVASION!!! The Vikings, Muslims, and
    Magyars were making it tough to live in Europe
    without protection from these forces.
  • Living on a feudal estate was safer than anything
    else even though peasants had to live under
    sometimes harsh rule, it was still better than
    being attacked and terrorized.

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Power in the Feudal State
  • Power was based on two things Wealth and
    Birth/Blood in order to have real wealth, you
    had to have land in order to own land you had to
    be of noble blood.
  • There were two classifications of people Nobles
    and Commoners. You were born into one of these
    and stayed there.
  • These two classifications were subdivided into
    levels of power and importance

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The Hierarchy of the Nobles
  • The King ruled over everybody. His laws
    affected everyone under him, however he often
    needed the support of the nobility to be an
    effective ruler.
  • Lord a land-holding nobleman. There were
    powerful lords (dukes and counts) and lesser
    lords who owned less land and carried less
    important titles. The lords estate was called a
    manor sometimes feudalism is called the
    manorial system
  • Vassal the manager of a fief (or estate). Fiefs
    ranged in size and importance depending how many
    peasants and towns were on the estate.
  • Knight Noble who has been trained as a
    professional warrior and protector of the
    kingdom. Lots of fame and glory was available
    for any who succeeded in this profession.
    Chivalry (code of conduct) was expected.
  • Noblewomen supervised vassals, managed the
    household, sometimes waged war in her noblemans
    absense. Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Peasants and Serfs
  • The largest group (by far) were the commoners
    the peasants and serfs. Because they were not
    of noble blood they were not entitled to much
    of anything. They traded their labor and loyalty
    for the right to farm a few acres of the lords
    land.
  • Serfs were indentured servants could not leave
    the land without the lords permission. Not
    exactly slavery, most commoners were serfs.
  • Peasants were less bound to the land were farmers
    and servants.

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Castles
  • During the early middle ages, powerful lords
    fortified their homes to withstand attack
    remember, the whole reason for feudalism is to
    protect from attack.
  • Early on, castles were simple wooden fences and
    towers. As weapons and methods of attack
    improved, so did castle defenses until they
    became superfortresses with high, thick stone
    walls, motes, drawbridges, defensive towers, and
    much more!

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