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Feudalism in Europe

Feudalism in Europe. Chapter 13 Section 2. VOCAB. Lord Fief Vassal Knight Serf Manor Tithe . Invaders Attack Europe. Vikings invade from the North: From about 800-1000 C.E. invasions destroyed the Carolingian Empire

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Feudalism in Europe

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  1. Feudalism in Europe Chapter 13 Section 2

  2. VOCAB • Lord • Fief • Vassal • Knight • Serf • Manor • Tithe

  3. Invaders Attack Europe • Vikings invade from the North: • From about 800-1000 C.E. invasions destroyed the Carolingian Empire • The Vikings (Northsmen/Norsemen) were a Germanic people from Scandinavia, Northern Europe • The Vikings worshiped warlike gods and took pride in names like Eric the Bloodaxe and ThorfinSkullspliter • Came through Europe pillaging and looting villages all over Europe

  4. Invaders Attack Western Europe • Vikings Invade from the North • Vikings are not just invaders • Also farmers, traders, and explorers • Leif Ericson a Viking explorer reached North America in 1000 C.E. nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus • Around 1000 C.E. the climate in Scandinavia grew warmer making farming much easier • New generations of Vikings stayed to farm bringing an end to most Viking raids

  5. Invaders Attack Western Europe Magyars - East Muslims- South • Nomadic people from Hungary • Reached as far West as the Rhineland • Did not settle conquered lands; captured people to sell into slavery • 800-900 C.E. Muslim goals were to plunder Europe (steal) • Excellent seafarers made it possible to attack European Coast ling from Northern Africa

  6. A New Social Order: Feudalism • Feudalism Structures Society: • 911 C.E. Charles the Simple; the King of France negotiated a peace settlement with a Viking king Rollo • Charles gave Rollo a large piece of land known as the Northmen’s Land (Normandy) in return for a pledge of loyalty. • Ushering in a new system of governing and land holding called feudalism.

  7. A New Social Order: Feudalism • Feudalism Structures Society: • Feudal system based on rights and obligations • A lord would give a land grant, or fief, to vassal in return for military protection and other services • Charles the Simple (lord) gave land (fief) to Rollo (vassal) in exchange for loyalty

  8. A New Social Order: Feudalism KINGS Church Officials & Nobles Knights Peasants (Surfs)

  9. Manors: The Economic Side of Feudalism • A Self Contained World • A Manor is the lord’s estate (land) • Serfs were people who legally could not leave the places they were born • Would work the lords land and take care of his animals • In return was given housing and protection from bandits • Rarely did a serf or peasant travel more than 25 miles from their manor • A peasant could stand in the middle of the manor and see his entire world in a snap shot…

  10. POP QUIZ • What Vikings Explorer landed in North America nearly 500 years before Chris Columbus? • Where did the Muslims invade Europe from? • What is a fief? • Where did the Vikings come from? • What group of people were at the bottom of the Feudal Pyramid?

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