Feudalism Quiz🥲 Flashcards
How did Feudalism help after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Rome fell to barbarians
No centralized government
Invading groups always at war
Feudalism helped maintain order
What did feudalism replace?
Empire
What did feudalism provide
Way to maintain order
Protection for civilians
Centralized government
Social structure
What determined your rank or position during the Middle Ages?
Birth
Feudalism social structure
King
High ranking nobles (dukes, barons, bishops)
Low ranking nobles (knights)
Craftsmen, tradespeople, farmers (peasants)
Serfs
Japanese feudal chart
Emperor (considered a god)
Shogun
Daimyo (vassals to shogun)
Samurai’s (vassals to daimyos)
What is a shogun
A powerful general
Head man of the samuri’s
What are daimyo’s
Feudal Lords
Controlled provinces of Japan
Leaders of powerful warrior bands
Vassals of shoguns
What are samuri’s?
Private fighters for landowners
Horseback warriors
Some samuri’s began taking land for themselves instead of working for shoguns
Feudalism
Social framework where people pledged loyalty to the higher rank in return for privileges
Fiefs
Money, right to make coins, land
Constant change
Oath of fealty
Pledge of loyalty to the higher ranking nobility
Manorialism
Economic base
Manor where peasants worked
Allowed rich to control poor
Large agricultural estates produced food and material
What is a manor
Land controlled by lord which was given as a fief
Serfs
Largest part of work at manor
Belonged to manor unable to leave
Had to pay taxes slaves didn’t
Peasants
Free
Worked on village
Owed service to lord
Farmed for food and payed heavy taxes
Gave up freedom to work on manor bc life was too hard
Knights
Younger sons of lords
Horseback warriors
Defended rich landowners land and got fiefs
Code of chivalry
Demanded skill, courage, loyalty, generosity, honesty and politeness
Behave with honor and defend ladies honor
Vowed to behave in front of women and the poor
Samuri
Private fighters for landowners
Code of Bushido
Demands bravery, discipline, loyalty, honor, honesty
Meditate
Die bravely over live in disgrace
Charlemagne
Unified all Christian lands in Europe
Encouraged education and art
Most important leader
Vikings
Left Scandinavia for unknown reasons
Skilled boat builders
Called many names
Norse mythology
