Exploring Medieval Europe
By: Margaret Micka
Feudal System
You can think of it as a pyramid, The top of the pyramid is the royal King, the labeled Earls or Barons in the picture are also known as Nobles. The Kings give land to the Nobles and the Nobles become the Kings vassals.
The Nobles might also give some of their land given to Knights, and the Knights so on to Peasants or Serfs.
Role of a Knight
Chivalry
Warfare in the Middle Ages
Age of Faith
Beautiful Churches were built in the Middle Ages. The Church played a big role in this time period.
Known as the Age of Faith because many people looked to the Church and God for guidance. For example the Serfs and Peasants had close to nothing. The thing that kept them going was their faith and community. The Serfs believed that God had put them in that spot for a reason and they planned to live it out to the fullest.
Problems Facing The Catholic Church
Crusades
The crusades were a religious war between Christians and Muslims for control of “the Holy Land.” A crusade is a war declared by a Pope. The Pope went and told people to fight back for the holy land.
The effects of the crusades were that it increased trade because of all the traveling and people needed supplies. It brought in wealth to the church but after it ended and didn't succeed the Pope was blamed.
Trade
Guilds
Constitutional Monarchy
Hundred Year War
The impact that the war had was major. Nationalism broke out in both of the country's. The power of the French monarch increased and the English suffered from a period of struggle and turmoil.