Feudalism #52
Warm Up: Vocab
Feudalism #50
Warm Up: Vocab
Feudalism Develops In Europe
As a result of the constant attacks by the Vikings and other nomads,
the governments of Europe were constantly under attack.
Communities did not feel that their governments were providing
adequate protection for them against outsiders. The economies of
Western Europe were in a shambles, and trade routes were disrupted.
As the monarchs of central governments lost power, a new type of
government evolved called Feudalism. Feudalism began in France
around A.D. 900, and spread throughout the remainder of Europe
within 150 years.
FEUDAL SYSTEM
Feudalism: The trading of land for protection
KING
Provided money
and knights to
Gave land to
NOBLEMEN
Provided
protection and
military service
to
Gave land to
KNIGHT
Gave land to
Provided food
and service to
PEASANTS/
SERFS
Duties
King
Benefits
-Supply land
-Men to fight
-Act as Judge
-(Food and labor
-Hold Court
from peasants/serfs)
-Ransom payments
-Collect Taxes
Nobleman
-
Duties
King
-Supply land
-Act as Judge
-Hold Court
-Collect Taxes
As Vassal to the King
Nobleman
-Men to fight
-(Food and labor
from peasants/serfs)
-Ransom payments
As Vassal to the King
-Fights battles
-Land
-Supports Knights
-Food and labor
peasants/serfs
-Men to fight
-Supply land
As Lord to the Knight
Knight
Benefits
As Lord to the
As Vassal to the Nobleman
Knight
-Fights battles
As Vassal to the Nobleman
-Land
-Buy horse/armor
-Train
-Supply land
As Lord to the peasant/serf
Peasant
-(Food and labor
from peasants/serf
As Lord to the peasant/serf
As Vassal to the Nobleman
Knight
-Fights battles
As Vassal to the Nobleman
-Land
-Buy horse/armor
-Train
-Supply land
from
As Lord to the peasant/serf
Peasant
-Work the land
-Gifts of food
-Taxes
-(Food and labor
peasants/serf
As Lord to the peasant/serf
-Land to farm
-Protection
Serf
-Work land for the
lord 3 days/week
-Land to farm
- Protection
-Gifts of food
& animals
-Taxes
-Long life service
Power of church increased due to feudalism