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What is feudalism?

What is feudalism?. Feudalism is a political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals. Why did feudalism develop?. 1. Charlemagne dies which leads to the fall of the Carolingian Empire.

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What is feudalism?

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  1. What is feudalism? • Feudalism is a political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals.

  2. Why did feudalism develop? • 1. Charlemagne dies which leads to the fall of the Carolingian Empire. • 2. There is no political organization that offer protection against the constant invasions and tribal warfare.

  3. Why did feudalism develop? • 3. From the chaos the feudal system developed to provide law and order to Europe for several centuries.

  4. Why did feudalism develop? • MAIN IDEA: • TO PROVIDE LAW AND ORDER IN EUROPE

  5. Where did feudalism begin? • Feudalism began in Western Europe mainly in France and England.

  6. How did feudalism expand? • Feudalism started on a small scale to provide law and order. • Overtime, powerful lords and kings began to centralize military power creating nation-states.

  7. Lords • Kings and queens were the greatest lords of Europe, and all nobles and knights were their vassals.

  8. A Lord’s Duties • To send help to his vassals if an enemy attacked. • Must be fair to his vassals and not cheat them. • To give land to a vassal. • Make laws to rule his land, settle disputes, collect taxes.

  9. Vassals • A vassal was a noble who served a lord of higher rank by offering him protection on demand. • In return, the lord gave land to the vassal.

  10. A Vassal’s Duties • To fight for his lord when war was declared if he was a knight. • Give his lord money on special occasions. • Give his lord food and shelter when he came to visit.

  11. What are Knights? • Knights were professional warriors that fought on horseback. • They provided protection to the lord in exchange for land. • Only upper class nobles could become knights since horses, armor, and weapons were very expensive.

  12. Who did most of the actual work? • SERFS/PEASANTS • They agreed to do most of the work in exchange for small parcels of land. • This exchange is known as the manor system.

  13. What could the Serfs/Peasants do with their land? • They could grow their own crops to help feed their families. • They could also sell away their crops. • However, they could not sell the land they were given.

  14. A Serf’s Duties • The serf had to work the lord’s land each week. • The serf had to pay the lord to grind his grain into wheat and to bake his bread. • The serf could not leave the manor without the lord’s permission.

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