Wyatt Boone and Bryan Guzman Present

Development of Feudalism  Developed because of invasion.  Started in 8th century.  Best in 11 th through 13 th century.  Began in the Franks kingdom.

How Feudalism works  Lords gave land to vassals  Vassals would give services in return  Had knights to protect land  Vassals bound by Feudal Contract

Payments  Granted fiefs to live on  Provided Military Service  Gave food and coin  Fiefs came with serfs to work

Castles  Lords built castles for defense  Serfs would retreat to castles for protection  High walls, Towers drawbridges, and moats

Social Structure

Knights  Started at age of seven  Training was rough  Fought on horseback  Had heavy armor and shields  Used swords axes and lances

Chivalry  Brave, loyal, and honest  Fight fairly in war  Treat other knights and women with respect  Protect the weak

Significance  Shaped Europe  Resistance to Monarchy  Chivalry  Architecture  Epic Romance  Courtly literature

Decline  Lower class overthrew nobles  Changed to parliamentary monarchy  Knights replaced by infantry  Bubonic plague

Questions  How was military protection central to life in the middle ages?  What was the relationship between lords and vassals?  Did Feudalism help or hurt Europe?

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