Feudal Society
System of different classes owing fealty to the class above
What is Feudalism?
The land, the lord's house, the people's homes belonging to a lord
What is a manor?
Warriors from Denmark and Norway who invaded by sea
Name the levels of feudalism from the most of the population to the least.
What is Peasant, Knight, Noble, King
Culture: What is one cultural aspect of feudalism?
loyalty
chivalry
Catholicism
Warrior class during the middle ages
What are knights?
The large home of the lord
What is a manor?
The period of time before the Middle Ages in Europe
What is the Roman Empire?
At tax enforced by the church for 10% of the income
What is a tithe?
Economics: What is one economic aspect of feudalism?
correct!
Given land by kings to protect the kingdom
Lords/ Ladies
A common word that we use today related to serf
What is serve/servant?
What is corruption?
Leaders using their power for their own gain, rather than the benefit of the people.
Chivalry was practiced by these people
What are knights?
Economics: What is another economic aspect of feudalism?
correct!
Worked on the land and were bonded to the land and not able to leave
What are serfs?
The code that knights followed
What is chivalry?
Name one aspect, besides invaders, that led to the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Feudalism.
No peaceful transfer of power, Military chose bad leaders, high taxes + poverty, unemployment, loss of faith in government due to corruption, too big to defend from barbarians
This is the reason the Catholic Church had more power than any king.
Almost everybody was Catholic
Kings could be excommunicated and lose credibility
Catholic Church gatekeeping literacy
Political power and influence: This institution held even more power than kings
Catholic Church
Ruler at the top of the feudal system
What is a monarch?
What is feudalism?
The feudal system arose as a way of protecting property and creating stability. It was based on loyalty and personal relationships. Monarchs gave land to lords. In exchange, lords promised to supply monarchs with soldiers in war.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, violence caused people to trade this for safety.
Freedom
These insignia were used for identifying knights
What are coats of arms?
Society: What does hierarchy mean?
A system of organizing people by levels of importance, status, wealth, or otherwise. Those with the most had the most power and influence over others below them.