HIST 1111 22 September 2014 Feudalism and Manorialism The feudal system was a way of government based on obligations between a lord or king‚ and a vassal in a share of lands. The king gave large pieces of his land to his trusted workers or vassals‚ to distribute in return for services. These estates‚ called the fief‚ included houses‚ barns‚ tools‚ animals‚ and serfs or peasants. The king‚ in the act of giving out this land‚ promised to protect the vassal on the field or in the courts no matter
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Two very different regions of the world‚ Europe and Japan‚ each independently developed very similar systems of feudalism‚ in which vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service. This system played a huge role in what these countries would grow to become. In both regions‚ the decentralization of the time period led to the development of constitutional governmental structures‚ and the distinct separation of classes impacted the creation of similar societies in which there was greater
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Feudalism in Europe and Japan Throughout history‚ the system of feudalism is used several times in different areas in the world. Because of this form of government‚ the European lifestyle changed dramatically as the Japanese culture began to form. Although feudalism in Europe had started earlier‚ the feudal systems of Japan and Europe are somewhat alike. However‚ they are much more different than they are comparable. It is surprising that the feudal system in Japan is similar to the feudalism
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Feudalism is a popular theme in the 9th through 12th century. It refers to a social system that was key feature in medieval Europe (Medieval Europe: Feudalism) and is also “unsuitable in describing an extraordinarily complex situation” (Medieval Europe: Feudalism). The concept of feudalism adapted the longer it stayed around is why most historians do not approve of the standard concept of just a social system. The origin of feudalism stems from the “basic idea common to any society with a warrior
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Feudalism was a unique form of government that unified the people of medieval Europe. Farmers were the producers for crops and revenue in feudalism. The system was about different levels of the feudal pyramid that give to receive essential needs for survival. Feudalism was supported by the working force‚ the farmer serfs. Without them‚ the entire system would have collapsed. Farmer serfs were an essential part of feudalism. Feudalism was a system based off contracts of loyalty and power between the
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Robin Hood and Feudalism ROBIN HOOD In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw‚ who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck
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Feudalism and manorialism were the driving factors leading to the success of a manor. (BS-1) The political system of feudalism aided to the growth of the medieval civilizations. (BS-2) The manor was self sustaining‚ with the help from several structures involved in manorialism. (BS-3) One major job which contributed to the prosperity of the manor was the reeve. (TS) Feudalism and the reeve had major impacts on the economy‚ military‚ and citizens of the manor. Feudalism was a system developed to
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Before one can truly distinguish Feudalism from Manorialism‚ one must define each of the systems. Feudalism can be defined as the primary legal and military framework‚ prominent from the 9th to the 15th century‚ where the warrior nobility received pieces of land from the ruler in exchange for his military service‚ and vassals were identified as tenants of the warrior nobility‚ while the peasants‚ or serfs‚ were required to live on their lord’s property‚ while providing him with their respect‚ and
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Feudalism and Manoralism Feudalism A system of governing and landholding A similar system existed in the Zhou Dynasty in China Based on rights and obligations In exchange for military protection and other services‚ a lord‚ or landowner‚ granted land called a fief. The person receiving a fief was called a vassal. The Feudal Pyramid King Wealthy landowners (Nobles and Bishops) Knights (Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords’ lands in exchange for fiefs. Peasants Status
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Feudalism Introduction Feudalism started when the Vikings came and sacked villages‚ in the ninth century. Everybody was very scared and they wanted to help and so they went to ask for help. In the Feudal system‚ Kings‚ Emperors and other heads had the whole land and then they gave bits of the land to people. In return the heads wanted them to do work for them such as farming‚ agriculture and other jobs that kings couldn’t do. There was a pyramid that had consisted of all the groups in Feudalism
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