feudalism
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Leading up to the Revolution. Feudalism. The political and social system of medieval Europe, in which vassals received land from overlords in exchange for armed warriors and other services. Feudalism. Middle Ages was characterized by economic and population decline and by external threat. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FEUDALISMLeading up to the Revolution
FEUDALISM The political and social system of
medieval Europe, in which vassals received land from overlords in exchange for armed warriors and other services.
RISE OF FEUDALISM Middle Ages was characterized by
economic and population decline and by external threat.
People began to turn to local landed aristocrats, or nobles, to protect them
LORD – VASSAL – FIEF RELATIONSHIP The relationship between
lords and vassals made up a big part of the political and social structure of the feudal system
Vassals had certain duties to perform for the lord
All nobles were ultimately vassals of the king.
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FEUDAL CONTRACT
LORDS
VASSALS
GIVEPROTECTION TO
GIVE SERVICE TO
FEUDALISM – POLITICAL Decentralized Feudal Lord in control Manor/guild make decisions Political life is localized
FEUDALISM - POLTICAL Who makes the decisions? What types of decisions do they make?
FEUDALISM - ECONOMIC Agricultural Domestic System Self-sufficient Money spent for political,
military, and religious reasons Labor is a relationship to class No competition
FEUDALISM - ECONOMIC Describe the type of economy that they
might have had. What are the benefits and disadvantages of this system?
Who made the following decisions? What to produce? How to produce it? For whom to produce it?
FEUDALISM - SOCIAL Money making seen
as “evil” Upper class and
lower class Nobility respected No mobility
FEUDAL SYSTEM
THINK-PAIR-SHARE What differences exist between feudal
society and our modern society today in areas related to politics, economy, and social classes?
In what ways are they similar? Also, think about the movement of
goods, services, and ideas in both societies