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Feudalism
The Emergence of FeudalismThe Emergence of Feudalism
InvasionsInvasionsVikings, Vikings,
Muslims, Muslims, MagyarsMagyarsKings and emperors Kings and emperors were too weak to were too weak to maintain law and maintain law and order. order.
The Emergence of Feudalism
• People looked to People looked to local landlords or local landlords or nobles to provide nobles to provide security security
• In this system the In this system the lord of the manor is lord of the manor is like a mini-king.like a mini-king.
How feudalism works…How feudalism works…
Under the Under the feudal feudal system, system, everyone everyone had a well-had a well-defined defined place in place in society.society.
Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle Rier, NJ. All rights reserved.
Feudalism is…
• It is a political system based on one’s It is a political system based on one’s social class and ability to perform one’s social class and ability to perform one’s duty. duty. – FIEFS the land and peasants (to work the FIEFS the land and peasants (to work the
land), was given to warriors, counts, and land), was given to warriors, counts, and local officialslocal officials
– LORD the noble who gives the land and LORD the noble who gives the land and promises to protect the vassalpromises to protect the vassal
– VASSAL the person who receives the land VASSAL the person who receives the land and promises loyalty and military serviceand promises loyalty and military service
Workers on the Manor• There were two groups of peasant
workers on the manor• Freemen- skilled workers who paid
rent and could leave the manor whenever they wished. (They usually had a skill needed by others on the manor.)
• Serfs – workers bound to the land by contract with the nobles. (They had no freedom - they were the noble’s property.)
Obligations of Peasant LifeObligations of Peasant Life
•Give Lord part of crops, Give Lord part of crops, traditionally took about 50% traditionally took about 50%
•Work on his land Work on his land (Domain) (Domain)
•Pay Taxes or Rent Pay Taxes or Rent (How lord (How lord survived)survived)
• From the word “manor”• Manorialism was the
economic foundation of feudal society
• By 800 AD, nearly 60% of western Europe was enserfed (was a serf)
• Center of manorial life was the village church
• Life was short and frightening for peasants
• Village life was hierarchical, very communal and local
Manorialism
Manors
Stokesay Castle (well preserved
manor), UK
Feudal Contract
LORDS
VASSALS
GIVEPROTECTION TO
GIVE SERVICE TO
CONSTRUCTING THE PYRAMID OF POWER
SERFS AND FREEMEN
CONSTRUCTING THE PYRAMID OF POWER
LESSER NOBLES(KNIGHTS)
LABOR PROTECTION
SERFS AND FREEMEN
CONSTRUCTING THE PYRAMID OF POWER
LESSER NOBLES(KNIGHTS)
LABOR PROTECTION
POWERFULNOBLES
SERFS AND FREEMEN
LAND ANDPROTECTION
LOYALTY ANDMILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES(KNIGHTS)
SERFS AND FREEMEN
CONSTRUCTING THE PYRAMID OF POWER
LESSER NOBLES(KNIGHTS)
LABOR PROTECTION
POWERFULNOBLES
KING
SERFS AND FREEMEN
LAND ANDPROTECTION
LANDLOYALTY ANDSERVICE
LOYALTY ANDMILITARY SERVICE
REVIEW
1) Everyone owed loyalty to the ________
2) _______ were powerful. They got _______ from the king.
3) Lesser nobles (knights) gave _________ _________ in return for land
4) _______ were bound to the land. They worked in return for ____________.
5) __________ were skilled workers. They paid rent to the ______ and were free to move if they wanted to.
Let’s see how much you remember!
Check Your Answers• Everyone owed loyalty to the king.• Nobles were powerful. They got land
from the king.• Lesser nobles (knights) gave military
service in return for land.• Serfs were bound to the land. They
worked in return for protection.• Freemen were skilled workers. They
paid rent to the nobles and were free to move if they wanted to.
THE ENDHISTO
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