Ch 7 Notes on Feudalism

... turned to a system of small estates or manors. • Feudalism -a political system in which kings and nobles granted land to other nobles in exchange for service, loyalty, or military assistance. • By the mid 1000s it had become the way of life in Europe. • There was no real strong central government , ...

As the Roman Empire crumbled, and Charlemagne`s

... protect the vassal, give military aid, and guard his children. At the bottom of the feudal society were the serfs. Although not technically a slave, a serf was bound to a lord for life. He could own no property and needed the lord's permission to marry. Serfs would often have to work three or four d ...

What was the feudal system?

... political system that was found throughout Western Europe by the 12th century. In an age when it could take days to travel a few hundred kilometres, the feudal system enabled kings to keep control of their lands by contracting others to do the controlling for them. At the top of the feudal system wa ...

Zoey Choi 7C Feudalism Notes Feudal and Manorial Systems

... A Complicated System Lord and Vassal • Europe’s feudal system incredibly complex • Person could be both lord, vassal • Some knight with large fiefs gave small pieces of land to other knights created many levels of obligations • One knight could serve many lords; no prohibition against knight accepti ...