feudalism in europe Flashcards
vikings
attacked europe from the north
workshiped warlike gods
leif ericson and importance
viking exploerer
reached north america
1000, almost 500 years before columbus
what are two reasons why the vikings stopped invading europe
gradually accepted chrstianity, stopped monostaries
warming trend= farming easier (fewer scandinavians adaoped sea faring life of viking warriers
magyars
attacked europe from the east
superb horsemen
attacked isolated villages and monostaries
took captives to sell as slaves
muslims
attacked europe from the south
began enchroachments from their strong holds in north africa
600s and 700s= their plan was to conquer and settle in europe
800s and 900s= plan was to plunder
attacked settlements on atlantic and meitteranean coasts
feudalims
system of governing and land holding
based on rights and obligations
exhcnage for military and other servies, lord granted land
depend on control of land
fief
land
lord
landowner
vassal
person revieving fief
knights
mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lord’s lands in exchange for fief
sefs/peasants
toiled in fields people who could not lawfully leave place tended to lord's lands women peasants also shared work owed certain duties
levels
king
wealthy landowners, nobles and bishops (prayed)
knights (fought)
peasants (worked)
manor system
lord provided serfs with housing , farming, protection
serf
what are some items one would see on a medieval manor
manor village church peasant cottages lord's demense peasant crofts mill common pasture woodland
what does (the manor was largely a self-sufficient community) mean
serfs= produce and raise
outside perchases= salt, iron, millstone, etc
