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| system of governing in which land holdings were traded for labor and protection [image] |
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| an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service. [image] |
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Top of the pyramid - usually one person
Had all the power and owned all the land
Would give pieces of lands (Fiefs) to rich nobles[image] |
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Managed Fiefs (sections of the King’s land) [image]
Hired Knights/Soldiers to protect the land
Governed and collected taxes |
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Received land in exchange for military service
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Kind of acted as police for the land - enforced King’s rule |
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(kind of like slaves) who are tied to the land
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Worked the land, provided crops and free labor in exchange for land and protection
Limited economic options - little to no freedom |
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| An economic system that dominated rural life during the Middle Ages, centered around large estates (manors) controlled by a lord.[image] |
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| The estate of a lord, including his house, village, and surrounding farmland worked by serfs and peasants.[image] |
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| produce all the goods and services it needs without relying on external trade or assistance.[image] |
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| type of agriculture where farmers grow enough food to meet their own needs, with little surplus for sale o[image]r trade. |
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