Feudalism Introduction Feudalism started when the Vikings came and sacked villages‚ in the ninth century. Everybody was very scared and they wanted to help and so they went to ask for help. In the Feudal system‚ Kings‚ Emperors and other heads had the whole land and then they gave bits of the land to people. In return the heads wanted them to do work for them such as farming‚ agriculture and other jobs that kings couldn’t do. There was a pyramid that had consisted of all the groups in Feudalism
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Feudalism and Manoralism Feudalism A system of governing and landholding 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
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Two very different regions of the world‚ Europe and Japan‚ each independently developed very similar systems of feudalism‚ in which vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service. This system played a huge role in what these countries would grow to become. In both regions‚ the decentralization of the time period led to the development of constitutional governmental structures‚ and the distinct separation of classes impacted the creation of similar societies in which there was greater
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Robin Hood and Feudalism ROBIN HOOD In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw‚ who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck
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Feudalism and manorialism were the driving factors leading to the success of a manor. (BS-1) The political system of feudalism aided to the growth of the medieval civilizations. (BS-2) The manor was self sustaining‚ with the help from several structures involved in manorialism. (BS-3) One major job which contributed to the prosperity of the manor was the reeve. (TS) Feudalism and the reeve had major impacts on the economy‚ military‚ and citizens of the manor. Feudalism was a system developed to
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Before one can truly distinguish Feudalism from Manorialism‚ one must define each of the systems. Feudalism can be defined as the primary legal and military framework‚ prominent from the 9th to the 15th century‚ where the warrior nobility received pieces 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
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After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD‚ western Europe fell into shambles. In an effort to reorganize themselves‚ a new government needed to be developed. They settled on a system called Feudalism. Feudalism is a loose system of government based on land deals called fiefs between lords and their vassals in exchange for military‚ or other services. Loyalty was given first to one’s direct lord. Some serfs (peasants who worked the land) had many lords. Some lords had many vassals‚ giving them
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Xiang Wei Feudalism‚ as a decentralized political system‚ flourished in Medieval Europe. In this essay‚ the main political and economic characteristics of Feudalism will be mentioned‚ while discussing the main historical factors to the rise and fall of feudalism. The rise of Feudalism was a direct result of insecurity that caused by several significant historical factors. At first‚ the collapse of Roman Empire that led to prolonged unrest and power struggles was essentially a reason for why Europe
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Medieval Feudalism Feudalism was a system used in the Middle Ages as a social order. In feudalism‚ people living in the medieval time period were divided into different classes. The pope was at the top of the pyramid. This is because the pope was the head of the church. Religion played a huge role in the Middle Ages. Owning property was also significant during the Middle Ages. The more land one owned‚ the higher up they would be in society. Below the pope were the Kings and Queens. They were
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European and Japanese Feudalism Feudalism was not only a European invention‚ the Japanese created their form of feudalism also at its height in Europe. These two feudalistic societies had their own similarities and some differences. But through this‚ feudalism had a great effect on Feudal Europe and Japan. European and Japanese feudalism systems both had the same general idea. This was for powerful landholders to establish and lead a class of warriors for protection. Ownership of land
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