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Feudalism

Feudalism . What happens when there is no centralized government anymore? Who used to be the Government in charge? What happened to them? What do people need to survive? How will they meet their needs?. How they lived. Nobles built castles on top of _______

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Feudalism

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  1. Feudalism • What happens when there is no centralized government anymore? • Who used to be the Government in charge? • What happened to them? • What do people need to survive? • How will they meet their needs?

  2. How they lived • Nobles built castles on top of _______ • Usually made from _______ (problems?) • Needed people to protect the castles • Highly skilled - ________ • Were paid with land, called ________ • One who accepted the fief - __________ • The person he accepted it from - _______ • This system was called ____________ hills wood Knights Fief Vassal Lord Feudalism

  3. Duties • VASSALS • Provide Military Service • Remain Loyal • Give Money • Ransom • Special Occasions • LORDS • Provide Land • Protection • Resolve Disputes • Treat Knights Fairly

  4. Oath • “Hear you my Lord [name] that I, [name] shall be to you both faithful and true, and shall own my Fidelity unto you, for the land that I hold of you, and lawfully shall do such Customs and services, as my duty is to you, at the times assigned. So help me God and all his saints.” Bayeux Tapestry Harold Swears an oath to William About 1077 AD

  5. Complexities • Could be both _______ and ________ • Could take fiefs from 2 lords • Supposed to be loyal to both Lord and _______ • Obligations varied from time to time and place to place Lord Vassal King

  6. Manorial System • _______ farmed lands • Most were _______ - legally tied to the land • Not Slaves – couldn’t be _______ • Was hereditary • Some Free People • Skilled workers – ex. ____________ • Clergy Men • 3 Field Crop Rotation • Goal was to be self-_____________ Peasants Serfs Sold Blacksmiths Sufficient

  7. Motte and Bailey

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