and consolidation‚” but it was a nice break time‚ although the empire had some “heroic achievements” and had a peace time. According to Ostrogorsky‚ “the ineffective successors of Basil II were not capable of carrying on the struggle against the feudal magnets.” “The economic and social structure of the Empire underwent a radical change.” “The landed aristocracy had won the game and the only question which remained was which particular section
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plagues‚ illiteracy‚ and the feudal system could be. At the same time‚ though‚ Crispin: The Cross of Lead is a book of innocence and wonder. Not long After Crispin is forced to leave his village‚ he becomes friends with Bear‚ a traveling juggler‚ political agitator‚ and spy. Bear embraces him like a son and protects Crispin. helps him understand the society in which they live‚ and trains him to be a man‚ as his absent father never did. Crispin is followed by the feudal lord who knows that Crispin
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promoting their religion in conquered territories and Middle Eastern rulers gaining important advice from their religious advisors. Asia and Africa saw female rulers that effectively led their societies. A type of government comparable to the European feudal system of government emerged in Asia as a relationship between a samurai and his lord. The kingdom as a political unit was a part of every ancient civilization in question. This‚ along with the parallels in religions among ancient civilizations‚ makes
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great control over the European people and had more power than any feudal state. Christianity‚ began approximately 500 years before the start of the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church was wealthy and power and Bishops and archbishops advised kings and great loads who ruled Europe. Through this power the church was able to impact the lives of many people in the middle ages specifically through the control of education‚ influence of the feudal state and their influence over the people.
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Sir Robert Walpole became Prime minister in 1722.Parliamentray democracy started in England first. Before industrial revolution‚ concentration of wealth was under the control of feudal lords‚ which was disastrous for the promotion of democracy. Feudalism was a threat for democracy. History clearly reflects that feudal class was great threat for the establishment of democratic practice.
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Ancient Athens‚ Greece was a direct democracy. It began in 461 B.C. and ended in 338 B.C. Ancient Athens defined their citizens as any male who is 18 years old or older‚ and has citizen parents. Like Ancient Rome‚ Athens had separate branches of government which helped them organize and maintain society. Pericles‚ an influential statesman‚ contributed a lot to the history and legacy of Ancient Athens. He helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. He also contributed greatly by promoting the idea
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A similar system existed in the Zhou Dynasty in China Based on rights and obligations In exchange for military protection and other services‚ a lord‚ or landowner‚ granted land called a fief. The person receiving a fief was called a vassal. The Feudal Pyramid King Wealthy landowners (Nobles and Bishops) Knights (Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords’ lands in exchange for fiefs. Peasants Status determined a person’s prestige and power Medieval writers classified people into three
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Term | Definition | Historical Importance | Shogun | Hereditary commander in chief in Feudal Japan | The shogun had all the military power in feudal Japan and had more power then even the emperor who was seen to be as just a symbol. | Sankin Kotai (alternate attendance) | A system started in 1635 that forced all daimyao to travel and stay in Edo for a term‚ where they would then leave their wife and children before returning to their land. | In doing this the Shogun ensured the subservience
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commonly called the Tokugawa period or the Edo period which began in 1603 and lasted till 1868. Before this time‚ Japan was in a state of constant civil war. And while there was one emperor in Japan‚ the country was divided in a feudal system. In was in this feudal Japan that the samurai‚ a class of warriors‚ emerged. These warriors were essential to Japanese society because of the constant warfare. These warriors were supposed to live by a code or a way of life called bushido; which means "way
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outstanding positive change which Mao brought to china was the economical change. China as a whole before the rule of communism was feudal and run by a very small percentage of the Chinese population‚ and this meant that change would not happen. A huge proportion of people were landless peasants and worked on the land but with the help of Mao and the CCP helped to dissolve the feudal system and from this stemmed industrial
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