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What are some ways you can gain What are some ways you can gain prestige or wealth in today’s world?prestige or wealth in today’s world?

Feudalism and ManorialismFeudalism and Manorialism

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The fall of Romein 476 A.D. alteredthe map of Europe.

The once greatempire was replaced by

hundreds of smallkingdoms.

Collapse of Central GovernmentCollapse of Central Government

During the Roman Empire, there During the Roman Empire, there was a central government. It was a central government. It made laws and had armies to made laws and had armies to protect people.protect people.

However, with the fall of Rome, the However, with the fall of Rome, the central government collapsed.central government collapsed.

Hundreds of little kingdoms Hundreds of little kingdoms governed in its place.governed in its place.

After the fall of Rome, the empire was divided among the various Barbarian tribes.

Increased WarfareIncreased WarfareThe new kingdoms frequently The new kingdoms frequently fought in an attempt to acquire fought in an attempt to acquire more land.more land.

This increased fighting frightened This increased fighting frightened people and encouraged people people and encouraged people to think of new ways of to think of new ways of protecting themselves.protecting themselves.

New political and economic New political and economic systems developed.systems developed.

It was a dangeroustime to be a

peasant. Vikings and other enemies

invaded the kingdoms. Poorpeople turned

to rich landownerswith armies for

protection.

Peasants Needed ProtectionPeasants Needed Protection

Peasants were frightened. Peasants were frightened. They turned to landowners for protection.They turned to landowners for protection.Peasants offered their labor in exchange for Peasants offered their labor in exchange for protection. protection. These peasants were called serfs.These peasants were called serfs.

TheEarly

MiddleAgeswas a

dangeroustime.

SerfsSerfsA Serf was “bound to the A Serf was “bound to the land.”land.”He could not leave his He could not leave his lord’s land.lord’s land.He was not a slave He was not a slave because he could not be because he could not be sold.sold.But he was not free But he was not free because he could not because he could not leave.leave.

People who owned land were called Lords.Lords gave land to

lesserlords called vassals.A vassal had to obey

his lord and give militaryservice and loyalty to

his lord.

FeudalismFeudalismFeudalismFeudalism was the political and was the political and military system of the Middle military system of the Middle Ages. Ages. Land exchanged for loyalty.Land exchanged for loyalty.

In a feudal society, land is In a feudal society, land is exchanged for military service and exchanged for military service and loyalty.loyalty.

The ownership of land was the The ownership of land was the basis or power.basis or power.

A fief was the Lord’s land exchanged for

loyalty. Themanor was part

of the fief. The Manor was the part of the fief wherethe peasants farmedand the people lived.

ManorialismManorialismManorialismManorialism was the was the economic system of the Middle economic system of the Middle AgesAges..

Manorialism is a Manorialism is a self-self-sufficient sufficient economy.economy.

Everything that is necessary Everything that is necessary for life is created on the manor.for life is created on the manor.

KingLand

Lord

Vassal

Serf

Land

Protection

Labor

Loyalty

Loyalty

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