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Feudalism

• 800s – 1200s• Landholders (Lord) grant land (fief, feud) to a

man who promise to defend the lord (knights, vassal)

• Vassals could have vassals of their own• Land – main source of wealth• Landholders – most authority ◦ Needed people to protect and farm land

People of The Manorial System

￭ Lords ￭ Knights

• Fought in tourmaments ◦ Entertainment for all ◦ Often fought to the death Peasants ￭ Serfs

• Peasants who worked on the land and cared for animals • Belonged to the land – never left the manor ◦ Had few rights and freedom

Decline of feudalism

• Increase of business and trade• Methods of welfare• Introduction of new weaponry

a) Changes decrease lord’s powerb) Changes increase king’s power

Knights and Chivalry

Serfs vs Peasants

Crime and Punishment

Impact on Western Culture

Christianity

Knighthood￭ Norman conquest Rome •French soldiers on horse called knights

￭ Path to knighthood • Age 7: Horse riding, religious training, manners, hunting, dancing, possibly reading and writing • Age 12 – 13: assistants to knights – maintained armor and weapons, because skilled in their use, began entering tournments • Age 13 – 18: upheld chivalric code

The knight must look up to god, be willing to serve the god.

We fight for justice , not for wealth, and never fight for selfish reasons.

First,give the baby a shower.

Second, use gorgeous clothes to package the baby and put the baby on the font.

Finally,celebrations,like singing, dancing, banquet etc.

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The knight should wear clean and tidy, keep courtesy when meeting the Lord and lady.

Don't stand scratching the body or against to the wall.

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If a person is not a Christian, not receiving baptism( 洗礼） ,he can't become a knight.

Without faith, you can't very well perform the obligation of knight .

-------The book "Chivalry"written by Leon Gautier

￭ A peasants is a member of a traditional class of farmers, either laborers or owners of small farms, especially in the Middle Ages under feudalism.

￭ Peasants typically make up the majority of the agricultural labor-force.

working peasants

There are 3 types of peasants that may have lived on the manor ：

•slaves——who could be bought and sold;

• Serfs——who had no political rights;

• Freemen——who owned small parts of land.

The Peasants and serfs were very important in the Middle ages, because they tended to the crops and mended the land. If there weren't any peasants or serfs, there would probably be no food.

• a epic historical film starred by Mel Gibson & Sophie Marciau.

• William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England.

Brave heart

Knighthood continued…

• Modern times ◦ Knighthood is an honor bestowed by a monarch in

order to recognize outstanding service to one’s country

• Titles ◦ Knight – Sir ◦ Wife of knight – Lady ◦ Knighted woman – Dame

Modern “Knights”

• Sir Paul McCatrney • Sir Elton John

The Feudalism / Manorial System in Christian Middle Ages has made a large and irreplaceable contribution to the western culture and the modern society. It influenced from France to all of the Europe even the whole world. It boosted the development of the European society.