Feudalism And Chivalry In Medieval Europe

Medieval Europe Version: 2

During the Middle Ages, the europeans was known for the religion that influenced society that religion was Feudalism, and Chivalry. Chivalry was the way of the knights like a code of honor the rules to that honor code where, to always act in courage and never take the easy way out, to never

Feudalism:

When the Vikings, Magyars, and Muslims began their raids in the 800s, the frankish kings were unable to defend their empire. Their army was not fast enough to defend against the fast attacks of their enemies. Because they couldn't depend on protection from their kings and nobles had to defend their own lands. As a result, the power of nobles grew, and kings became less powerful. In fact,some nobles became just as powerful as the kings themselves. Although these nobles remained loyal to the king they ruled their own lands as independent territories.

The Roman Empire:

This empire grew out of what had been Charlemagne's Empire. As you read earlier,Charlemagne Built his empire in the 700s with the pope's approval.In the mid-900s, another emperor tookthe throne with the approval of the pope.Because the empire was approved by thepope and people saw it asa rebirth of theRoman Empire, it became known as the Holy Roman Empire.Holy Roman emperors didn't inherittheir crowns.Instead,they were elected bythe empire's nobles. Sometimes, these elections led to fights between nobles and the emperor. In the worst of these squabbles,emperors had to call on the pope for