1. Feudalism

2. Feudalism Defined  The political system that develop to protect against these invasions as well as local threat is called FUDEALISM

3. Feudal Society  Fief: Land granted to a vassal from a lord  Lord: Land owner who gives land in exchange for protection and their word was law  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l__CoI4uVC o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l__CoI4uVC o  Vassal: A person who receives land from a lord

4. Feudal Society  Nobility: A person born into a special social or political status in a country or state  Knights: Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lord’s lands in exchange for fiefs  Entertainment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH6U 5y086hw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH6U 5y086hw  Protection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmfPtEW ejs8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmfPtEW ejs8

5. Feudal Society  Serf: Peasants that could not lawfully leave the place where they were born  They were not slaves; lords could not buy or sell them  However whatever they produced on the land belonged to the lord  Many times they had to deal with their lord’s issues  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyg LvyDdewU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyg LvyDdewU http://www.yout ube.com/watch ?v=OxFjQzgkqHk

6. Feudal Society  Manor: The entire land that belongs to the lord or the lord’s estate  Tithe: A tax given to priests in the monastery

7. What is a Manor?  http://prezi.com/8hegsarxiekr/feudalism/ http://prezi.com/8hegsarxiekr/feudalism/

8. Assignment  Page 9  Fill out the Feudal Pyramid  Pick one position and write a paragraph  Must Include:  Position  What did they do  What did they provide for Feudal Society  What did they receive from Feudal Society  You have 15 min to get this done

9. Catholic church  Cannon Law  Church law in marriages and religious practices  Sacraments: Religious ceremonies  Kings  Allowed kings to have control of the church and they used it for their own ends

10. The Good  Bonded the community together  Created a sense of security  Hope:  Life was harsh, but all could be saved and go to heaven  The church was a meeting place  Unified villagers  Places for celebrations: Christmas and Easter