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The cultural bankruptcy of Europe is called _______________.
The Dark Ages
Note: A thousand years of emptiness regarding cultural and Art can be seen during this period.
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The owner of the land was called _______________.
Land lords.
Note: The land lords are the masters of the lands and the social prestige is determined based on the lands owned by the Individual.
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The person who maintained the land was called ___________.
Noble
Note: The king used to distribute land to noblemen. Noblemen used to distribute those lands to farmers.
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The weak person who was responsible for the maintenance of land was called __________________.
Vassals.
Note: The lands are given to people/farmers from noble men to work and inturn they should offer their services to these men.
Answer the following.
What is feudal system?
• Feudal system is the owning of land based on political and economic base.
• In the initial days the system was formed on the principle of mutually giving and taking between the parties.
• This system is simple words can be called as an Agreement between powerful land lords and weak farmers.
• As per the Agreement the powerful landlord should protect the weak farmer in return the farmer should offer him few services.
• Unfortunately this system never got implemented uniformly on the principles it is formed.
Answer the following.
List out the advantages and disadvantages of the feudal system.
Advantages:
• Feudal system has classified the duties of the various classes in the society on the basis of Hierarchies and wealth (land owned).
• Feudal system has installed few new traditions like “Investiture” and “Homage”.
• The human rights of the people are discussed and followed in this system.
• System encouraged for opportunities to creative output in the field of literature in England, France and Germany.
• System helped for the emergence of cities.
Disadvantages:
• Society is divided into different sections.
• During 14th century the farmers are pushed away from Agriculture.
• Feudal lords competed against the rulers. It turned as threat to regional unity.
• As time passed the Agreements clauses are not followed in spirit.
• Clashes increased between church and state.
Answer the following.
Explain the effects of feudalism.
• Independent Farmers and small portions of land used to pay rent.
• Soldiers are categorised as Ruling class.
• Justice systems of villages were honoured in the houses of Feudal lords.
• Human beings realised their Rights.
• Feudal lords had complete authority over Military and soldiers
• They become the centers of trade and arte crafts. New business associations came into existence.
• Clashes took place among ruling class, feudal lords and vassals.
Answer the following.
What were the reasons for the decline of the feudalism?
• During the 14th century Disease named plague spread in the region and killed nearly 3.5 crore population.
• This is rightly referred by historians as “Black Death”.
• Recurrence of plague effected population severely.
• The result of this demand for food grains went down as population became less.
• Farmers turned strong and in order to control them feudal lord imposed many traditions.
• This resulted clashes between farmers/vassals and lords.
• Revolts are common in Europe.
• Social unrest and decline of feudalism paved the way for the emergence of capitalism in Europe.
Write an essay on ‘Feudalism’.
• feudalism is a new political and economic system took birth in Western Europe.
• The farmers cultivating the cultivable land were made part of feudalism.
• Feudal system was a system of land ownership based on political and economical base.
• In medieval Europe, the status of a person was based on the extent land owned by him
• Feudalism can be called as an agreement between powerful lords and weak farmer.
• The powerful men who owned the lands were called ‘Nobel’ and the people who took land from them are called ‘vassal’.
• The Nobel man has the duty of protecting the weak vassal, and the vassal in turn had to offer few services.
• Feudalism was based on mutual giving and taking.
• This system emerged in all classes, organizations and associations during medieval period.
• Unfortunately, the feature and structure of this system never got implemented uniformly.
• Feudal system has installed few new traditions like “Investiture” and “Homage”.
• In other word’s the feudal system was a exchange of specific services.