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THE FEUDAL SYSTEM AND THE CITY CLASSES Lori Sellers and Zach Keller
THE FEUDAL SYSTEM AND THE CITY
CLASSES
Lori Sellers and Zach Keller
WHAT WAS THE FEUDAL SYSTEM?
It was the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands.
The king had the right to distribute the land in exchange for protection and services.
The rest of the people would employ servants by level down the totem pole until they were exchanging food.
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The Pope
Bishop
Arch Bishop
Arch Deacon
Prior
Dean
Monks
The Pope
The King
The Lords
The Knights
The Serfs (all lower class)(Freemen, Yeomen, Servants, Peasants, Villeins,
Bondsmen, Slaves) LS
THE PYRAMID OF POWER
The Church Society
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POPE VS. KING
Pope was God's vicar, could intervene against an unjust King
Feudalism was based on the belief that the land belonged to God
Pope was really just the supervisor, the king was the one that disturbed the land to the lower classes.
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Pro’s:
Organized, easy system
Allowed the rich to stay rich, and the poor to finally get farm land and food for themselves
PROS AND CONS
Con’s:
Unfair that Serfs had no power what so ever
Could crash, and it did!
ZK
EXERCISE
For this example, I will need 5 volunteers to represent the pyramid of power. Once I have the volunteers we will visually represent the pyramid by using desk with the pope being the highest and so fourth downwards.
ZK
WORKS CITED
Alchin, Linda. "Feudal System." Feudal System. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013
Linda, Alchin. Hospitar Knight. 2012. Middle Ages. Web. 24 Sept. 2013
