Based on ties of loyalty and duty among nobles Nobles were both lords and vassals Ties were made official by the “act of homage” Fiefs were given to vassals by lords Lords gave vassals the right to govern the people who lived on their fiefs Lords promised to give protection to the vassals Breaking the feudal contract could mean loss of land Vassals had certain duties to perform for the lord. The relationship between lords and vassals made up a big part of the political and social structure of the feudal system.Nobles who had the land also had the political power. Some small landowners willing gave up their land to the nobles in order to have a safe haven. Former tenant farmers and slaves of Rome became the peasants who worked for the landed upper class in return for a protected place to live. Feudalism began on the latifundia of Roman times Roman nobles needed to protect their estates but had no money to pay soldiers Former Roman generals and their soldiers were offered land in return for their assistance in protecting the estates. Cities were much smaller and were no longer economic cities bur places to huddle for protection. After the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe had no strong central govt.To the nobles and were free to move if they They worked inĥ) Freemen were skilled workers. Theyģ) Lesser nobles (knights) gave military service inĤ) Serfs were bound to the land. Rent to the _ and were free to move ifĢ) Nobles were really the most powerful. Theyģ) Lesser nobles (knights) gave _ĥ) _ were skilled workers. They usually had a skill needed byĢ) _ were really the most powerful. Freemen- skilled workers who paid rent and They had noįreedom - they where the noble’s property. Serfs (Peasants) – workers bound to the There were two groups of peasant workers Larger area of land and protected the locals byĮmploying vassals and armies of knights and soldiers. Powerful nobles (Lords, Barons, Earls) controlled a Land they controlled in return for protection from These powerful people allowed people to farm the Powerful people (Lords) were able to control land,īuild castles, protect people, and gain allies Farmers wanted protection from these criminals. Increased crime as there was no ‘police’ force. The breakdown of the Roman Empire led to What did the feudal social structure look
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