Transcript Feudalism
FEUDALISM
Europe
Feudalism – Chapter 13 worksheet
Answers GRS
Lord/Noble
Title: ______________________
Grant land to lesser nobles
Role: ______________________
Loyal to: Himself
Knights (Vassel)/ Lesser Nobles
Title: ________________________________________
Role: Allowed to live off, but not own fiefs
Lord/Noble
Loyal to: _____________________________________
Title: Peasant/Serf
Work the land for living and for prophet for their noble.
Role: ______________________________________________________
Knights/Lesser Nobles/ Lord
Loyal to: ___________________________________________________
European Feudalism Chart
King/Queen
(Monarch)
Lords/Nobles
(Landowners)
Knights
Peasant
s/Serfs
Peasant
s/Serfs
Lords/Nobles
(Landowners)
Knights
Peasant
s/Serfs
Peasant
s/Serfs
Knights
Peasants
/Serfs
Peasants
/Serfs
European Feudalism Chart
The Feudal System was a system of social
order after the fall of the Roman Empire
In the Feudal system, the relationship
between nobles and peasants were not
equal.
However,
both Nobles and peasants received
things they needed.
The
chart on European Feudalism demonstrates
this. Please add notes to your chart as we go
European Feudalism Chart
King/Queen
(Monarch)
The king gave land
to Nobles
Lords/Nobles
(Landowners)
The Nobles
were loyal to
the King
Knights
Lords/Nobles
(Landowners)
Nobles
would
divide
Knights
their
land
for
knights
Knights
Knights would defend the Nobles and act as an army.
Peasant
s/Serfs
Peasant
s/Serfs
Serfs would give a share of their
produce to the Knights above them
Peasant
s/Serfs
Peasant
s/Serfs
Peasants
/Serfs
Peasants
/Serfs
Knights would divide their land further
and allow Serfs to work their land.
This provided food to the Serfs
European Feudalism Vocabulary
Medieval – The time period in the Middle Ages.
Nobles- Hereditary landowner of a privileged
class in Europe
Nobles
would grant land (fief) to lesser nobles known
as vassals.
Vassals
then own service to the Noble
Chivalry – A European code of conduct that
focusing on courage, loyalty, courtesy, and
fighting fairly.
Benefits of Feudalism
Noble – Give land. Receive services, food, an
army for protection and expanding land
Vassal – Gives loyalty and fights for Noble.
Receives land which he can then divide
Peasants/Serfs – Gives labor, services, and
product. Receives land to work to grow food, and
protection form Vassal.
Peasants
were seen as “the backbone of Feudalism in
Europe”. This refers that peasants were responsible
for all food production.
Becoming a Knight
Knight – A mounted soldier who lived by the
code of Chivalry and served a Feudal superior.
Steps to Knighthood:
A boy must belong to a noble class
At age 7 the boy would serve as a Knight’s page
1.
2.
1.
Learn knightly manners and how to care for weapons
As a teenager the boy becomes a squire. A squire
would take care of the Knight's horse, armor, and
weapons
3.
1.
When ready, the Squire would accompany the Knight into
battle.
Crusades
European Knights would travel to the Middle East
on Crusade
The goal was to gain control of the city of
Jerusalem.
The enemy were the Muslims who also
wanted control of Jerusalem
When
Christians were successful, they
tended to kill/mistreat the Muslims
When the Muslims were successful,
they tended to be tolerant of all faiths.
Japanese Feudalism Vocabulary
Emperor – King but more of a Figurehead
Shogun – Military Warlords – Generals
Daimyo – Landlords/landowners
Samurai – Warrior class who provided
various roles in Japanese government
Seppuku – Ritual suicide in Japan
Bushido – Code of Conduct for the
Samurai
Japanese Feudalism Chart
Emperor
Shogun - Pledges loyalty
to Emperor in return for
power.
Shogun
Daimyo
Daimyo gives power to Samurai so
that they will fight for him.
Samurai protects peasants and
Artisans
Emperor - Figure Head.
No real power. Gives
power to Shogun
Shogun gives power to Daimyo
in exchange for loyalty. Will
fight for Shogun. Considered a
local warlord
Samurais
Artisans/
Artisans/
Artisans/
Artisans/
Peasants
Peasants
Peasants
Peasants
Compare European Feudalism with Japanese Feudalism
Japan
Europe
1. Peasant class
provided goods
2. Highest person
doesn’t do much
(VENN DIAGRAM)
3. Peasants make up a
large part of
population
4. Lords/Shoguns get
their power from the
leader
1. Peasant class
provided goods
2. Highest person
doesn’t do much
3. Peasants make up a
large part of
population
4. Lords/Shoguns get
their power from the
leader
1. Shogun is like the
Noble
2. Daimyo run the day
to day operations
3. Samurais = 7-10%
of the population