early medieval: organizing decentralized society Flashcards
1
Q
political/social order of medieval europe
A
feudalism
2
Q
after dissolution of the carolingian empire, europe (politically)
A
decentralized
-local counts and nobles took responsibility
3
Q
where did lords get military force
A
armed retainers
small private armies by land and money, horses etc.
allowing them to service the lord instead of having to work for food
4
Q
problems in the lord-retainer system
A
like in carolingian france, if lords started doing whatever they wanted, they would have retainers to back them up
-political chaos
