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2.1 Introduction2.1 Introduction  The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E. marks the beginning of the Middle Ages.  In this chapter, you will learn about the system of feudalism that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.  Historians divide the Middle Ages into three periods.

Three PeriodsThree Periods  Early Middle Ages lasted from 476 to 1000 C.E.  The High Middle Ages lasted from about 1000 to  The Late Middle Ages lasted from about 1300 to 1450.

Early Middle AgesEarly Middle Ages  Began with the fall of Rome  The Roman Empire had unified much of Europe for about 500 years.  After the empire collapsed, life was dangerous and difficult in western Europe.  People worked hard simply to survive and to have enough to eat.  They also needed to protect themselves from conquest by invading barbarians and nearby kingdoms.

Feudalism  These challenges gave rise to the economic and political system historians call feudalism.  In the feudal system, people pledged loyalty to a lord – a ruler or a powerful landholder.  In return, they received protection from the lord.  Knights, or armed warriors, fought on behalf of their lord.  Peasants worked the land.  At the bottom of the system were serfs, peasants who were not free to leave the lord’s land.

2.2 Western Europe During the Middle Ages  For 500 years, much of Europe was part of the Roman Empire.  The rest of the continent was controlled by groups of people that the Romans called barbarians.  When Rome fell to invading barbarians in 476 C.E. Europe was left with no central government or system of defense.  Many invading groups set up kingdoms throughout western Europe.  These kingdoms were often at war with one another.  The most powerful rulers were those who controlled the most land and had the best warriors.

Charlemagne’s EmpireCharlemagne’s Empire  One powerful group during this time was the Franks.  The Franks were successful because they had developed a new style of warfare.  It depended on troops of knights, heavily armed warriors who fought on horseback.  To get and hold power, a ruler needed the services and loyalty of many knights.  In return for their loyalty and service, the ruler rewarded knights with land and privileges.

Charlemagne’s Empire cont..  One of the early leaders of the Franks was an ambitious young warrior named Clovis.  He defeated the last great Roman army in Gaul.  During his 30 year reign, he led the Franks in wars that widened the boundaries of the Frankish kingdom.  Clovis also helped lead the Franks into Christianity.

 The most important leader of the Franks was Charlemagne.  This impressive king ruled for over 40 years, from 768 to 814.  Writings from that period say that he was six feet four inches tall and “always stately and dignified.”  Legend has it that he read very little and couldn’t write, yet he loved to have scholarly works read to him.  He encouraged education and scholarship, making his court a center of culture.  He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

 Charlemagne built his empire with the help of a pope – Leo III, the leader of the Catholic Church in Rome.  For Charlemagne, the blessing of the church sent the message “God is on my side.”  For his part, Leo needed the support of someone with an army.  In return for Charlemagne’s help, the pope crowned him Holy Roman emperor in 800 C.E.

 Charlemagne’s empire survived many barbarian attacks.  After his death in 814, however, it quickly fell apart.  The weak rulers who followed him could not defend the empire against new waves of invasions.  These kings helped prepare the way for feudalism by following Charlemagne’s example of rewarding of knights with land and privileges in return for military service.

A Need for Order and Protection  In the 9 th and 10 th centuries, western Europe was threatened by three main groups.  Muslims, or followers of the religion of Islam, advanced from the Near East and northern Africa into what is now Spain.  Magyars, a central Asian people, pressed in from the east.  And Vikings swept down from present day Norway and Denmark.

Vikings  Fierce warriors who struck fear into the people of Europe.  At times their intent was to set up colonies.  They were best known for their terrifying raids on towns and villages.

 The people of western Europe needed ways to defend themselves.  To protect themselves and their property, they gradually developed the system we call feudalism.

2.3 Feudalism: Establishing Order  By the High Middle Ages, Europeans had developed the system of feudalism.  The feudal system provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order.  People were bound to one another by promises of loyalty.  All the land in the kingdom belonged to a monarch.  A great deal of land was also owned by the church.  The king kept some of the land for himself and gave fiefs, or grants of land, to his most important lords, who became his vassals.

 In return, each lord promised to supply the king with knights in times of war.  A lord then enlisted lesser lords and knights as his vassals.  At the bottom of the social system were peasants.  Lords rented some of their land to peasants who worked for them.  Some peasants, called serfs, were “tied” to the land they worked.  They could not leave the lord’s land, and they had to farm his fields in exchange for a small plot of land of their own.

 Most lords and wealthier knights lived on manors, or large estates.  A manor included a castle or manor house, one or more villages, and the surrounding farmland.  Manors were in the country, far from towns.  That meant the peasants had to produce everything the people on the manor needed.

 During the Middle Ages, people were born into a social class for life.  They had the same social position, and often the same job, as their parents.

2.4 Monarchs During Feudal Times  At the very top of feudal society were the monarchs, or kings and queens.  Most medievel monarchs believed in the divine right of kings, the idea that God had given them the right to rule.  In England, monarchs became quite strong during the Middle Ages.  Since the Roman period, a number of groups from the continent, including Vikings, had invaded and settled England.  By the mid-11 th century, it was ruled by a Germanic tribe called the Saxons.

 William, the powerful Duke of Normandy, believed he had the right to the English throne.  But the English crowned his cousin, Harold.  In 1066, William and his army invaded England where William defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings.  This established a line of Norman kings in England.  His triumph earned him the nickname of William the Conqueror.

 When William conquered England, he brought feudal institutions from Europe with him.  Strong rulers brought order to England.  By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., the feudal system had brought stability to much of Europe.

2.5 Lords and Ladies During Feudal Times  Lords and ladies were members of the nobility.  Most lived on manors.  Many of the people on a manor lived with the lord’s family in the main house, or manor house.  Manor houses were surrounded by gardens and outbuildings, such as stables.  They were protected by high walls and, sometimes, a moat.

 The manor house was the center of the community.  In times of trouble, villagers entered its walls for protection.  It was also a place for special celebrations and feasts.

 Kings and queens, high-ranking nobles, and wealthy lords lived in even grander structures: castles.  Castles were built for many purposes.  The main function was to serve as a home.  Castles were also one of the most important forms of military technology. With their moats and strong walls and gates, they were built to provide protection for those who lived in them.  Their large size and central locations made castles strong visual reminders of the heirarchy within a kingdom and the strict barriers between classes.

The Responsibilities and Daily Life of Lords and Ladies  It was the lord’s responsibility to manage and defend his land and the people who worked it.  In theory, only men were part of the feudal relationship between lord and vassal. However, it was quite common for noblewomen to hold fiefs and inherit land.  Except for fighting, these women had all the duties that lords had.

2.6 Knights During Feudal Times  Knights were mounted soldiers of the medieval world.  Knights were usually vassals of more powerful lords.  Being a knight was more than a profession. It was a way of life.  Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called chivalry.  Knights were expected to be loyal to their church and their lord, to be just and fair, and to protect the helpless.

 Knights fought wearing heavy suits of armor.  The institution of knighthood lasted until the 17 th century, when warfare changed with the growing use of gunpowder and cannons.  Knights, who fought one-to-one on horseback, were no longer effective.

2.7 Peasants During Feudal Times  Most people during the Middle Ages were peasants.  Peasants were legally classified as free or unfree.  Unfree peasants, called serfs, farmed the lord’s fields and could not leave the lord’s estate.  The daily life of peasants revolved around work.  Serfs also owed the lord numerous taxes.  Most peasants lived in small houses of one or two rooms.