European Medieval Feudalism

What were the relationships that existed in the European feudal system?

Feudalism:

European Medieval Feudalism

What were the relationships that existed in the European feudal system?

Feudalism: A social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military or other service.

Directions: Draw two pyramids next to one another.

Shogun

Daimyo

Samurai

Peasants

Japanese European

Directions: By using the pyramids what were the roles of:

Lord:

Knight:

Serf:

The lord and vassal relationship

King

The lord and vassal relationship

Lord/King(Owns a large amount of land)

Vassal/Lord(receives land from a lord/king)

Vassal/Lord(receives land from a lord/king)

(The vassal becomes a lord) (The vassal becomes a lord)

vassal vassal vassal vassal

The grant of land that a lord or vassal receives is called a fief.

A Manor

* After a lord receives a fief (an estate of land) he places a manor on it.

* Serfs (peasants) work and maintain the land in return for protection.

Europe's Feudal States (Video):

1) When did the middle ages begin?

2) What was the new political and social system that formed during the middle ages?

3) What would a monarch give a noble?

4) In the feudal system what did the noble become to a king or queen?

5) What did each lord have to pledge?

6) When a lord received a fief what else did he receive?