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II. Feudalism

II. Feudalism A. Western Europe Attacked 800-1000 – Europe is attacked on all sides Vikings – Invade Europe from the north Viking ships weight 20 tons but can float in 3 feet of water Leif Erickson – Reached North America around 1000 – 500 years before Columbus Happy Leif Erickson Day

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II. Feudalism

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  1. II. Feudalism

  2. A. Western Europe Attacked • 800-1000 – Europe is attacked on all sides • Vikings – Invade Europe from the north • Viking ships weight 20 tons but can float in 3 feet of water • Leif Erickson – Reached North America around 1000 – 500 years before Columbus

  3. Happy Leif Erickson Day What is a Viking

  4. B. Magyars & Muslims Attack • Magyars – Nomadic tribe that attacked Europe from the east • Did not settle on captured land, but caused damage and took slaves • Muslims – Attacked from the south • Muslims took over much of Spain

  5. C. Results of Invasions • 1) Caused widespread disorder • 2) Europeans lived in constant fear • 3) People no longer looked to central figures for authority • 4) Creation of feudalism

  6. D. Structure of Feudalism • Based on rights and obligations and the control of land • King – Top person in feudalism • Lord – Person who granted land (fief) to vassals in exchange for military protection

  7. Vassal (Nobles) – Person who received land from lords • Knights – Mounted soldiers who pledge to defend their lord’s land • Serfs – Landless peasants who worked the lord’s land • Were not allowed to leave their lord’s land • Bound to the land but were not slaves

  8. E. Three Major Social Medieval Social Classes • 1) Those who fought • 2) Those who prayed • 3) Those who worked

  9. Medieval Troubadours

  10. F. Manorial System • Manor – A lord’s estate • Basic economic arrangement of the Middle Ages • Lords provided serfs with housing, farmland, and protection

  11. G. It’s a Small World • Most serfs never traveled more than 25 miles in their entire life • Manors were self-sufficient • Produced basically everything that was needed

  12. Serfs at Work

  13. H. Harshness of Life • Peasants were forced to pay high taxes to lords • Tithe – Church tax of 1/10th of one’s income • Life expectance was 35 • Serfs accepted their lives because they believed God determined one’s place in society

  14. Serf’s House

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