Feudalism
Social hierarchy that organizes society in Medieval Europe (800-1400)
What is Feudalism?
How is Medieval Country life like (manor life)
What is where most peasants live. Had to pay what they earned (crops and meat) to the Lord. Had to clear forest, build roads and work hard
Came from flea infested rats and Yersinia Pestis (bacteria that lives in blood) and human contact. 75% of infected died
What is The Black Plague (Bubonic Plague)?
The cause of the revolt
What is pay 100 years war taxes (France vs England) and wanted more money (because of the aftermath of the Plague)
1. Philosophy (power of reason, having and open mind and finding the truth of yourself)
2. Individualism (Skills in mind, body and spirit. express yourself and recognized for achievements).
3. Humanism (Potential of human being and to shape their lives)
How feudalism worked?
What is people ranked from most important to least important and mainly based on land, loyalty and duty with no social mobility?
Like one big market place. Near a castle or monastery. Had stone walls for protection. Some peasants opened shops and workplaces and learned skills (learned trade). Or worked as servants or labourers
What is Medieval town life?
Where did the Black Plague spread
What is Europe, Asia and Africa. 1/5th of population died (25million)
Reached Europe via trade routes (Italian ships)
What John Ball's speech made peasants stand up for
What are human rights?
-Individual achievements, Classical History, arts and Inquiry(learning) are important
-Shift from authority of the Church to relationship with God (Religious spirituality importance)
What is the Renaissance worldview?
Peasants -> Knights -> Nobles & Priests -> Monarchs
What is the ranks of Feudalism?
What are the roles of guilds
What is, organized trade and production of goods. Decided prices and quality of things. Chose their apprentice (someone being trained in certain trades like baker, weaver, Shoemaker and blacksmith)
The belief of people's thought of how it started
-Punishment from God
-Curse and magic from devil
-Astrology(shift of planets)
-Other cultures
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Peasants killed nobles and burned manors
What is how the peasants revolted?
The 14th century
What is when the Renaissance happened?
The Importance of land, loyalty and duty in feudalism
What is, more land= more influence. Church had land (religion important in world view) Church was very powerful
Nobles & Knights swore oaths of allegiance to king (loyalty). They fight for king for land. Peasants had the duty to obey the nobles and knights (duty)?
Towns were dirty and rat infested.
What are the perfect conditions for diseases in medieval towns
They knew they could catch it from others. They brunt bodies. But they didn't know one thing that helped. And that is being...
What is being clean?
The impacts of the revolt.
What are:
-Peasants destroying countryside and manors
-Weakened Feudalism
-Worldview of peasants changed (began to see themselves as humans and question society)
There was less importance of obeying a higher class and people looked at the world differently
What is a new way of thinking?
The roles/duties of the ranks in feudalism
Monarch - gives land to nobles and knights for protection and loyalty. They rule the kingdom/country
Nobles - Lords, Barons, Bishops and Abbots. Lords&Barons owned land called manors (where some peasants work. And Bishops and Abbots were head of church or monastery
Knights - Provides protection to king and nobles. Not high ranking as nobles. Enforced laws and collected taxes.
Peasants - Commoners and serfs. They were uneducated and had highest population but lowest in importance. They had to serve a lord/knight.
What are the roles of women in feudalism
What is:
Noble- School or Nunnery. Had arranged marriage from birth and did not make important life decisions.
Rural- Had many children, worked hard, made clothes, cooked meals and preserved food.
Town- Worked in textiles and brewing (can also work in trades) and able to inherit guilds and shops.
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What us the impact of the Black Plague
What is many peasants died (less workers and money). Nobles had to pay the peasants more. Higher wages and lower prices. People lost faith because of unanswered prayers. Church loss power and questioned
The things that led to the Renaissance worldview
What are:
-More food and money to go around
-Creation of middle class (not wealthy as nobles but better than peasants)
-People moving into towns and having more opportunities
-People becoming merchants
-Society less rigid
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What type of people are in the Middle Class?
-Merchants
-Businesspeople
-Craftspeople
-Bankers
-Priests and church officials
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