of land from the ruler in exchange for his military service‚ and vassals were identified as tenants of the warrior nobility‚ while the peasants‚ or serfs‚ were required to live on their lord’s property‚ while providing him with their respect‚ and a share of the what they generate from the work they do on the land; by doing this‚ the peasants (or serfs) receive military protection (Berman‚ Feudal Law). Manorialism‚ which was prominent from the 8th to the 13th century‚ was an economic‚ social‚ and political
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were the Kings and Queens. They were the head of the countries and ruled over everyone else. Below the Kings and Queens were the Lords and Ladies. They were in charge of specific land called manors. The manor that they lived on was very big and the Serfs and Peasants did most of the work
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To what extent was Stolypin effective in stabilising Russia between 1906 and 1911? The period previous to 1906 was one of great instability in Russia‚ 1905 saw a failed revolution after long term tensions. Stolypin was effective yet ruthless in his peasant control in the 1905 revolution and due to this he soon became chairman of ministers in 1906. He introduced many new policies in an attempt to stabilise Russia‚ though as to if these were effective remains debatable. Stabilising Russia would surely
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The feudal system was a way of government based on obligations between the lord or king and vassal. The king gave large estates to his friends and relatives. These estates known as the fief included houses‚ barns‚ tools‚ animals‚ and serfs or peasants. The king also promised to protect the vassal on the field or in the courts. In return the nobles who were granted the fiefs swore an oath of loyalty to the king. The nobles promised never to fight against the king. They also had to give the king whatever
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of the Civil War initiated a conflict between revised goals for the defeated southern Confederates dedicated to the old slave South and fresh dreams of freedom for the newly freed black men and women” (introduction). While it is true that the emancipation proclamation of 1964 freed more than 4 million slaves in theory‚ the reality is that it was not until after the end of the war that many of these new citizens did not even become aware of their status until after the war was over. This analysis
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The Duality of The Cherry Orchard:To Laugh or not to Laugh The Cherry Orchard’s first performance took place in 1904. It was directed by a frequent collaborator of the author‚ Constantin Stanislavsky. Constantin Stanislavsky came from an aristocratic background‚ which I believe had a great influence on the play’s spirit.. In order to cater to the audience of his peers‚ Stanislavsky chose create an emotionally evocative tragedy that plucked the heart strings of the diminishing aristocracy (Jackson
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they abolished slavery. 3. Why did the Russians emancipate (free) their serfs and what were the results? The Russians freed the serfs in order to uniquely westernize their culture because of the disputes and abolishing of serfdom and slavery in other countries. The Serfs attained some of the land that they worked on when they were freed. But now they were free‚ the political power of the wealthy was at stake. So the tsar gave theses serfs no political power when they were freed. This created a larger system of agriculture of Russia
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under the Russian rule. The first change was that the serfs were "freed." The second reason was when the provisional government failed and made the people fight against their wishes. The third reason is when the czar kept on making serious mistakes. First of all‚ before the Russian Revolution‚ more than 80 percent of people in Russia were serfs. These people including men‚ women‚ and children worked for the owners of the large estates. Serfs were practically prominently owned by the noble for whom
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EUROPEAN HISTORY SECTION II Part A(Suggested writing time—45 minutes) Percent of Section II score—45 Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-12. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet.This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:• Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that
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our society today. Whether it’s a hundred years ago‚ or even a thousand the social system is relatively similar. For example‚ you can compare the high class in our society with the nobles and lords‚ and the lower class would be the peasants and the serfs. There are many similarities between our social class‚ so it is understandable there are other similarities between us; like our experiences in life are similar so compare this to the medieval ages. The Lords and the Nobles are one of the highest
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