Pick up a packet
Take out a ½ sheet of paper and answer the
questions below
Write down at least 2 reasons why Western Europe
was considered the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome?
Why was the Catholic Church important during the
Dark Ages?
Europe was being threatened by invasions
With no strong central government, the
people in Western Europe turned to local
leaders for protection
• Each role in the feudal system in Europe had
something to give in return for something else
• Think about it like a contract, where each
person has certain rights and responsibilities
Have you ever signed a
contract? Have you ever
heard of someone signing a
contract? What did it
involve?
Money
and
knights
Protection
KING
LORDS/
NOBLES
POWER
AND
WEALTH
KNIGHTS
Food and
services
SERFS
Land
Land
Land and
protection
The Feudal System
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•
Lord
landowner,
granted
a fief
exchange for military
Read –about
the feudal
system
in in
Europe
protection and other services
Highlight facts that support the main idea as you read
Fief - land
Vassal – person receiving a fief
Serf – people who could not leave the place where they
were born, tied to the land, what they produced was given
to the lord
Feudalism revolved around the lords, the knights, and
the serfs. It was a system that provided land for the
vassals, protection for the lords and serfs, and food for
everyone!
Kings and Queens
Kings and queens were the greatest lords
of Europe, and all nobles and knights were
their vassals.
Nobles
Nobles were vassals of kings and
queens. Many were also lords of
lower-ranking nobles and knights.
Why were
the knights
important to
feudal
Europe?
Knights
Knights served their noble
lords in exchange for land.
Peasants (Serfs)
Peasants did not own land
but worked on the land and
gave what they produced to
the nobles and knights
How did the
peasants
benefit from
feudalism?
Use your textbook to complete the
questions below
• What are the similarities between feudalism in
Europe and feudalism in Japan?
• What was Chivalry? What was the ideal
knight expected to behave and act like?
• Read the documents about noblewomen and
peasant women. How are the lives of
noblewomen and peasant women different?
Use your textbook to complete the
questions below
What does
this remind
you of? (think
Samurai)
• What are the similarities between feudalism in
Europe and feudalism in Japan?
• What was Chivalry? What was the ideal
knight expected to behave and act like?
• Read the documents about noblewomen and
peasant women. How are the lives of
noblewomen and peasant women different?
Before you go…
• On your ½ sheet of paper answer the
following
– Describe the feudal system in your own words
– On a scale of 1-3 rate your understanding of what
we learned today
• 1 = Don’t get it
• 2 = Almost get it
• 3 = Got it
We have learned about feudalism
in another place we have studied …
can you remember where?
Hint:
The Middle Ages:
Feudalism
Kings
Nobles
Church
Officials
Knights
Serfs
What does each card mean?
(1) King:
(1) Nobles:
(1) Church Officials:
(4) Knights:
(14) Serfs:
=
Something of
value:
Money/Land/
Property/Food/
Products
What you start with:
Kings:#40
Nobles:#15
Church Officials:#20
Knights:#10
Serfs:#5
Position Current
M&M
Total
Kings give land to
nobles – 8 M&Ms
King
32
Nobles 23
Church 20
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
5
Nobles pay knights to
protect manor in
land (fief) – 2 M&Ms
per Knight
Position Current
M&M
Total
King
32
Nobles 15
Church 20
Officials
Knights 12
Serfs
5
Serfs must pay
Nobles taxes for
living on the manor –
each serf give 3
M&Ms to Noble
Position Current
M&M
Total
King
32
Nobles 57
Church 20
Officials
Knights 12
Serfs
2
Knights provide
protection for
everyone (supplies) –
2 M&Ms per knight
to teacher
Position Current
M&M
Total
King
32
Nobles 57
Church 20
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
2
Position Current
M&M
Total
Noble must pay a
loyalty tax to the King
– 17 M&Ms
King
49
Nobles 40
Church 20
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
2
The Church asks its
follower to tithe
(make an offering of
10 percent of your
income) – you need
to do this to go to
heaven!!!
Position Current
M&M
Total
King
49
Nobles 40
Church 20
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
2
Position Current
M&M
Total
King
King tithes 5 M&Ms
44
Nobles 40
Church 25
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
2
Position Current
M&M
Total
The Noble tithes 4
M&Ms
King
44
Nobles 36
Church 29
Officials
Knights 10
Serfs
2
Position Current
M&M
Total
The Knights tithe 1
M&M each
King
44
Nobles 36
Church 33
Officials
Knights 9
Serfs
2
Position Current
M&M
Total
Serfs tithe 1 M&M
each
King
44
Nobles 36
Church 47
Officials
Knights 9
Serfs
1
Remember: Kings,
Nobles, & Knights
would not have felt
sorry for serfs…
therefore…
NO SHARING!!!!
Compare and contrast to Japan