Feudalism Class Notes
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Monarch • The king or queen of the land. • They take power through inheritance (from parent’s death). • Economic: Wealthy; job is to rule kingdom • Political: They make the laws of the land. • NOBLES/LORDS: Own the local lands from the monarch. • Economic: Collect taxes from the local people.
Lords • Political: Protect the serfs and grant the knights land for protecting the people. • KNIGHTS (Vassals): Answer directly to the local lord. • Economic: Given land for offering protection • Political: Will go to war in the name of the monarch to protect the larger kingdom
Knights • Social: Have a code of honor, bravery, and to do what is right. • SERFS/PEASANTS: They are the poorest people. • Economic: They work the lands and do jobs no one else would want. Poor. • Political: They do not have rights, they pay taxes to the local lord, and are given produce, animals, and a place to live on the lord’s land.