organizing a decentralized society

Question 1

local nobles responsibility in the medieval society?

Answer 1

-organized territories/ land
-built military and political relationships with prominent individuals in their territories
-owned retainers
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Question 2

why were local nobles able to devote their time to fighting?

Answer 2

lords paid for retainer’s everything so they could devote all their time to serving him and fighting

Question 3

what did retainers owe their led in return for land?

Answer 3

loyalty
obedience
respect
counsel
military service

Question 4

the drawbacks of W europe’s decentralized political order

Answer 4

potential for chaos

• some lords were retainers of other lords and etc.
• if the lord wanted to break free from his lord, he would have retainers to back him up too