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1 Medieval Europe

2 The Feudal System

3 The “Three Orders” Church Nobility Others “Those Who Pray”
“Those Who Fight” Others “Those Who Work”

4 The Feudal Hierarchy King Great Lords Lesser Lords Knights Peasants

5 King Great Lords Lesser Lords Knights Peasants Nobility

6 Entered between King and Lords OR between Lords
The “Feudal” Contract Entered between King and Lords OR between Lords Loyalty (Service) LORD Land (Fief) VASSAL

7 King Great Lords Lesser Lords Knights Peasants Land & Legal Privileges

8 Loyalty King Great Lords Lesser Lords Knights Peasants
Military Service, Dues, and Work Obligations

9 Additional Details Result of local threats of Vikings and nomads
Allowed local reaction by lords Nominally ruled by a king Really a patchwork of feudal contracts Weak Central Authority No way to enforce loyalty of lords

10 King Great Lords Lesser Lords Knights Peasants Knights & Chivalry

11 What is a Knight Mounted Soldiers Began training at 7
Wore full armor and used great weapons Other soldiers used bows/spears with little to no armor Often fought in tournaments Followed Code of Chivalry

12 What is Chivalry? Comes from French Word Cheval, or Horse
Merger of German Warrior Culture and Christian Ideals designed to direct it fierceness toward just causes.

13 The Values of Chivalry Christian Orthodoxy Defense of the Church
Defense of the Weak Love of Country Courage in the face of an enemy Show no mercy toward infidels Faithfulness to Duty Honesty / Keeping One’s Word Generosity Defense of Just Causes

14 Also, Castles were a thing!

15 Medieval Manor Most people were serfs Lived on a manors
Agricultural Laborers who were tied to the land Think Spartan Helots Guaranteed protection and livelihood Lived on a manors Land belonged to a lord

16 Medieval towns: charters granted directly from the monarch existed outside of the feudal hierarchy.

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