Leadership and Social Organization in Europe
Leadership and Social Organization in Europe
In Europe, most of the area used one main social structure. This is represented in my first pyramid. As you can see the kings are the most powerful, next come the nobles, then the knights, and finally the peasants. The box that has the word “church” in it to the side means that they had as much power as the kings and nobles. This society was based on the feudal system. It was mainly constructed for one reason, which was security. It was possible for everyone to move higher up the ranks of the pyramid. This is what most people aspired to do. England had a different social structure than this. It was made up of nobility at the top, next came the knights, then the largest class of population, the villanis, and finally the lowest class, the bordars. The two social structures were alike because they both had to do with the process of giving and keeping pieces of land to workers. The nobility played a big role in both social structures too. In the late middle ages, they wanted to centralize power so they expanded royal domain, set up systems of royal justice, organized government bureaucracies, built standing armies, and developed tax systems. This was very beneficial to Europe. These particular systems were probably in place because they were simple and easy to follow. In my opinion, I think that these social structures did work for Europe and England. I don’t think it could have been changed any better because it was already very organized and clear. Without these social structures, medieval Europe would not have been the same.
Biography
Social Structure in Medieval Europe. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
The Feudal Structure of the Medieval World. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
"Feudalism Pyramid." Middle Ages. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
Medieval English Society. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor., Anthony Esler, and Burton F. Beers. Prentice Hall World History. Upper Saddle
In Europe, most of the area used one main social structure. This is represented in my first pyramid. As you can see the kings are the most powerful, next come the nobles, then the knights, and finally the peasants. The box that has the word “church” in it to the side means that they had as much power as the kings and nobles. This society was based on the feudal system. It was mainly constructed for one reason, which was security. It was possible for everyone to move higher up the ranks of the pyramid. This is what most people aspired to do. England had a different social structure than this. It was made up of nobility at the top, next came the knights, then the largest class of population, the villanis, and finally the lowest class, the bordars. The two social structures were alike because they both had to do with the process of giving and keeping pieces of land to workers. The nobility played a big role in both social structures too. In the late middle ages, they wanted to centralize power so they expanded royal domain, set up systems of royal justice, organized government bureaucracies, built standing armies, and developed tax systems. This was very beneficial to Europe. These particular systems were probably in place because they were simple and easy to follow. In my opinion, I think that these social structures did work for Europe and England. I don’t think it could have been changed any better because it was already very organized and clear. Without these social structures, medieval Europe would not have been the same.
Biography
Social Structure in Medieval Europe. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
The Feudal Structure of the Medieval World. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
"Feudalism Pyramid." Middle Ages. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
Medieval English Society. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .
Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor., Anthony Esler, and Burton F. Beers. Prentice Hall World History. Upper Saddle