Tuesday 10/18/2011
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RAP
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Why was Charlemagne a great ruler?
Today—Feudalism PPT
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Feudal Society
Political Structure
Chapter 3.3
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OBJECTIVES
Our lesson today is on the political structure of
the feudal system and the importance of the
relationship between lords and vassals during
the Middle Ages
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Topics of Discussion
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Why was feudalism necessary?
Relationship Between Lords and Vassals
What is a Knight?
Workers on the Manor
The Feudal Contract
Constructing the Feudal Pyramid of Power
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WHY WAS FEUDALISM
NECESSARY?
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Necessary because…
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Europe did NOT have a strong central
government after the Roman Empire
collapsed.
Cities were much smaller—a place of
protection.
Some small landowners were willing to
give up their land for protection.
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Relationship Between
Lords and Vassals
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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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What is a Knight?
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What is a Knight?
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Almost all nobles were knights
Training began at age 7, as a page, under the
guidance of the lady of the manor
Became squires at age 15 and were trained by
other knights
Those deemed worthy were “dubbed” knights
Code of Chivalry –be brave, fight fairly, keep
promises, defend Christianity, and treat women
of noble birth in a courteous manner.
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Workers on the Manor
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There were two groups of peasant
workers on the manor
Freemen- skilled workers who paid rent
and could leave the manor whenever
they wished. (They usually had a skill
needed by others on the manor.)
Serfs – workers bound to the land by
contract with the nobles. (They had no
freedom - they where the noble’s
property.)
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Serfs and Village Life
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Please write down interesting facts about
serfs and village life. 
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Feudal Contract
LORDS
GIVE
SERVICE
TO
GIVE
PROTECTION
TO
VASSALS
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CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OR POWER
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CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OF POWER
SERFS AND FREEMEN
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CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OF POWER
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
SERFS AND FREEMEN
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CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OF POWER
POWERFUL
NOBLES
LAND AND
PROTECTION
LOYALTY AND
MILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
SERFS AND FREEMEN
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CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OF POWER
KING
LOYALTY AND
SERVICE
LAND
POWERFUL
NOBLES
LAND AND
PROTECTION
LOYALTY AND
MILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
SERFS AND FREEMEN
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REVIEW
Let’s see how much you remember!
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Everyone owed loyalty to the ________
_______ were really the most powerful.
They got _______ from the king.
Lesser nobles (knights) gave _________
_________ in return for land
_______ were bound to the land. They
worked in return for ____________.
__________ were skilled workers. They
paid rent to the ______ and were free to
move if they wanted to.
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Check Your Answers
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Everyone owed loyalty to the king.
Nobles were really the most powerful.
They got land from the king.
Lesser nobles (knights) gave military
service in return for land.
Serfs were bound to the land. They
worked in return for protection.
Freemen were skilled workers. They
paid rent to the nobles and were free
to move if they wanted to.
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THE END
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Feudal Society in Japan
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Ch. 3.4
Page 129
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Rise of Feudalism
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Invasions in Japan around AD1100-1300 led to
the development of the feudal society.
Individual warring states in Japan around AD
1336, left the shogun and emperor as mere
figureheads.
Feudalism strong between 1100s – 1800s
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Feudalism
Daimyo-the most powerful samurai
Pledged loyalty and
service to Daimyo
Samurai-powerful landownerwarriors in the countryside.
Daimyo
protected
farmers
Poor rice farmers paid high taxes
for the right
to farm a daimyo’s lands
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Samurai
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Fought on horseback with bows, arrows, and
steel swords.
Dressed in loose fitting armor.
Followed a strict code of honor called Bushido,
meaning “the way of the warrior.”
Bushido stressed bravery, self-discipline, and
loyalty.
It demanded that the samurai endure suffering
and defend his honor at all costs.
He was expected to commit suicide.
Women were expected to be strong like the men.24
Comparison of Feudalism in Europe and Japan
Europe
Japan
Nobility
king, lord, lesser lord
emperor, shogun, daimyo
Warriors
knights
samurai
Code of
conduct
chivalry
bushido
•Both practices developed in response to the need for
Evolution security and stability
•everyone had well-defined social roles
•helped preserve law and order
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Comparing Feudalism’s
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In a paragraph compare feudalism in
Europe with feudalism in Japan.
Please turn it in. 
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