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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Feudal Europe The feudal economy was based on the manor system.The manor was the lords estate. The manor systemwas based on the rights and obligations between a lord and his serfs. The lord provided his serfs withhousing in the form of small cottages, farmland on which they worked, and protection with his knights.The serfs in turn worked on the lords land. Theserfs paid a higher price of living on the lords land.The peasants paid many taxes including a tax on thegrain ground in the lords mill, a marriage tax, and aChurch tax called a tithe. Once the lords acquiredthis money from their land and serfs they had to paya percentage of their wealth to the king, the ruler ofthe feudal society. When the serfs started to abandon the manors for life in towns, they challengedthe traditional ways of the feudal society in whicheveryone had a place. Feudalism became weaker and fell apart. In these towns and cities the serfs tookup occupations and became skilled artisans. Theyformed craft guilds which were organizations of people in the same business working to improve theeconomic and social conditions of its members. Theguilds were able to control the quality of the goods,what was being traded, and the price. The membersin the guilds worked to improve working conditions and they looked out for one another. Eventually theguilds would become very powerful and demandedthe right to govern towns from lords and kings. double click to changethis text! Drag a cornerto scale proportionally. Society Political Feudal Europe had no strong central government. It became a land where the Church, kings, and lords all vied for power. After Charlemagne ruled, a lack of strong leaders lead to feudalism being the major political system in Europe. In feudalism land is exchanged for protection between kings and lords. The feudal pyramid consisted of the king, the lords, the knights and the serfs.The king gave land to multiple lords who protected him with his knights. The serfs were people who were born on the land and their labor on the manor was owned by the lord. After some time these serfs deserted the land and went to towns. This eventually lead to the decline of feudalism. The Catholic Church was another big player in Europe. It became secular and had a growing influence over its members. Otto I eventually made an alliance with the Church and formed the Holy Roman Empire. Social status in Europe was based on the feudal pyramid. In this class system the king was the ruler and gave land to vassals. These vassals were also known as lords and they owned the peasants work and protected the king. The nobles protected with their knights on horseback. The lowest people in the pyramid were the serfs. Life for the serfs was very hard and they were only provided the basic necessities. They tended the lords land, cared for this animals, and maintained his estate. Religion was important to the lives of serfs. Unlike feudalism that separated people, religion shared by people bonded them together and provided them a sense of security and community. Eventually these serfs decided to leave the feudal system even though their work was bound to the lords land and they were not supposed to leave their place of birth. They went to towns and banded together forming trade guilds. The guilds worked to improve the economic and social conditions of their workers. Towns started to become powerful and they transformed into cities. The feudal society collapsed and Europe became a land of towns not manors. ` Feudal Europe had no strong central government. It became a land where the Church, kings, and lords all vied for power. After Charlemagne ruled, a lack of strong leaders lead to feudalism being the major political system in Europe. In feudalism land is exchanged for protection between kings and lords. The feudal pyramid consisted of the king, the lords, the knights and the serfs.The king gave land to multiple lords who protected him with his knights. The serfs were people who were born on the land and their labor on the manor was owned by the lord. After some time these serfs deserted the land and went to towns. This eventually lead to the decline of feudalism. The Catholic Church was another big player in Europe. It became secular and had a growing influence over its members. Otto I eventually made an alliance with the Church and formed the Holy Roman Empire. Social status in Europe was based on the feudal pyramid. In this class system the king was the ruler and gave land to vassals. These vassals were also known as lords and they owned the peasants work and protected the king. The nobles protected with their knights on horseback. The lowest people in the pyramid were the serfs. Life for the serfs was very hard and they were only provided the basic necessities. They tended the lords land, cared for this animals, and maintained his estate. Religion was important to the lives of serfs. Unlike feudalism that separated people, religion shared by people bonded them together and provided them a sense of security and community. Eventually these serfs decided to leave the feudal system even though their work was bound to the lords land and they were not supposed to leave their place of birth. They went to towns and banded together forming guilds. The guilds worked to improve the economic and social conditions of their workers. Towns started to become powerful and they transformed into cities. The feudal society collapsed and Europe became a land of towns, not manors. Economy
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