Feudalism developed as a result of the frequent invasions made by the vikings during the Middle Ages around the 900s to early 1500s. Feudalism served its purpose by creating a system where the king would appoint lords that would appoint knights to appoint serfs that would be expected to work the land and fields in exchange for food, protection, and accommodations. It provided stability because lords were able to govern smaller groups of people through a system called manorialism. Feudalism allowed people to live in self-sufficient areas where it was not necessary to rely on trade or contact with other areas since people were interdependent. During the time period of feudalism there was no separation between church and state leaving the church to be very powerful (Religion). Even though feudalism provided a long-lasting system which was strong, feudalism came to an end. Reasons to the collapse of feudalism included the agricultural revolution, the rise of Burgesses, the commercial revolution, the impact of the crusades, and the result of the bubonic plague. Although some believe that the fall of feudalism was a direct result of the bubonic plague, the primary reasons for the collapse of feudalism was the agricultural revolution because of the production of new technology, the rise of burgesses because of the increase in jobs, the commercial revolution because people did not want to be limited to what the had, and the crusades because of the power of the church along with cultural diffusion.
The agricultural revolution was a prime reason for the collapse of feudalism because the advancement in technology allowed there to be surplus of food and population. The agricultural revolution was a time when there was an increase and advanc...
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Feudalism is a system of land ownership and duties that were used in the Middle Ages. Under feudalism, all the land in a kingdom was the king's. However, the king would give some of his land to the lords or nobles who fought for him. Rulers in all society wanted to create law and order and ensure that people make good use of the society’s resources. That is why feudalism was created. Monarchs had to accept limits on their own personal power. They also needed to respond to expectations that other groups in society have a say in decision-making. People began to use medieval courts for problems that had previously been solved by trial by combat.
The “Agrarian Revolution” was the agriculture boost prior to the industrial revolution, and caused the industrial revolution due to it creating the large amount of excess raw goods, ranging from textiles and food to crops for the livestock to feed upon. This also allowed the huge population boost, since food was more plentiful and less expensive. This was generally caused by better agricultural practices around Europe, ranging from the use of dikes and dams by the Dutch, or the mixing of planting soil in Britain.
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Europe’s social structure in the Middle Ages consisted of feudalism. A hierarchical society of Kings granting land to nobles, who would then give a fief to a knight in return for service. The knight would then have peasants or serfs working on their fief. However, as the plague spread, many peasants died and their labour could not be replaced. This loss of workforce had a significant impact upon the economy as grain was not being harvested and livestock roamed free. The agrarian economy had been severely damaged, the land became uncultivated and returned back to its natural state. This rural collapse eventually led to food shortages in towns and cities.
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Feudalism was introduced in the medieval period of time. The Middle Ages brought about the rise of a governmental system known as feudalism. Although the type of system was new it quickly became very popular. Feudalism was a system of cooperation among peoples which was basically an exchange of land. In this system there was no coin currency involved. An aristocrat, a person of upper class nobility, would give vassals, men who would give protection to the lord in exchange for land, land in exchange for military service to the lord. These type of feudal agreement was only done by the upper class of society such as noblemen. This system was of great assistance to the rulers of the middle ages. It helped them bring order to the nations. Feudalism started in Northern Europe and spread through out the continent. It was most strongest in Europe. It was in 700 A.D when feudalism began and was probably at its strongest point in the 900's up to the 1200's. By the 1500's it was gone after serving its purpose.
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