The Pyramid of Power
The End of Feudalism
What Led to Feudalism?
Middle Ages Feudalism
Feudal Life
100

These people were in charge of the manors during Feudalism.

Who are the nobles?

100
Swept through Europe, helped weaken feudalism, and killed millions of people
What is Black Death? (Plauge)
100
King Martel gave nobles willing to fight for him this.
What is land?
100
Based on barter and exchanges, rather than money
What is feudalism?
100
People who made Europe safer
What is nobles?
200

Who protected the land?

Who are knights?

200

Power shifted from nobles to this person.

What is the King?

200
Armies were needed to fight these people.
What is the Muslims?
200
The center of a kingdom.
What is the castle?
200
Ten years old
What is an apprentice?
300

Who worked the lord's land?

Who are serfs/peasants?

300

Kings charged this on goods to regain power.

What is tax?

300
Nobles became powerful by selling their land, known as these.
What is a fief?
300
People paid taxes for these.
What is basic rights?
300
wood and straw
What is a peasant's home?
400

People who were not that much more important than the nobles

What is the king and queen?

400

A series of holy wars, that helped weaken feudalism

What is the Crusades?

400
Farmers and peasants started to rely on nobles for this.
What is protection?
400
Loyalty was made public between these people.
What is a noble and vassal?
400
Smokey, smelly, and fire was always a constant danger
What is cities during feudalism?
500

Name the levels of the power pyramid in order from the top to the bottom.

Pope, kings, nobles, knights, serfs

500

Who the people looked to for protection after the nobles were out of power

What is the central government?

500
Nobles gave land to these people willing to work and fight for him.
What is vassals?
500
Running away to a new town and living in it for at least a year
What is how serfs could gain freedom?
500
Leave the manor, or get married
What is what a serf couldn't do without permission?
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