The Feudal “Pyramid of Power”
Try to fit the following roles of medieval people into your social pyramid: Vassals, Peasants,
Merchants, Serfs, Monarch (King/Queen), Farmers, Nobles, Pope/Church, Craftsmen, Knights
What do you note about the numbers of people present at each level on the pyramid? Which
levels had the most people? Which had the fewest?
Who on the Pyramid had the most power over their own lives and those of others?