Middle Age Feudal System

By: Shane Wilson Chanelle Mitchell

Gio LaraAhmad RandolphConnor Nicastro

1066-1485

Definition

• Feudalism- A political or military system between a feudal lord and his people.

• Feudal society- divided into three classes: the tillers of the soil, the citizens of bourgeoisie, and the nobility.

Ten Facts • Feudalism was established in other parts

of Europe before 1066 and the Norman Conquest of England.

• Feudalism did not emerge until the Middle Ages.

• Feudalism was the primary political system of the Middle Ages.

• This system came about for two reasons; one of the reasons is for the King to hinder the people from rebelling and to control profits from the land.

Ten Facts (continued)

• The King ruled a certain amount of land by what they believed was “Divine Rights” (the right to rule granted by god and then passed on through heredity).

• A way for the king to control all of the land, was to form a contract with his barons (his direct underlings). The barons were given Fiefs or Manors (large portion of land).