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    the system of feudalism was very helpful and turned Europe into a better place. Like all systems, feudalism had a structure and this was called manorialism and in manorialism there were manors. In these manors were different roles that all were important to feudalism, but the role of a farmer was probably the most important to feudalism. Feudalism had a big effect on the people in the Middle Ages and the role of farmers played a key part in this system being important. Feudalism was a system in

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    Feudalism in Song of Roland Song of Roland, the oldest major surviving work of French literature, is an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 C.E. between the Franks and the Basques. It is believed that the epic circulated in song form before it was written down between 1040 and 1115 by Turoldus, a Norman poet. The epic served a political role in inspiring the Frank Christian warriors during the Crusades of the 1100’s, a series of wars against the Islamic world over the control of

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    Feudalism was a social and political system based on granting land in return for loyalty that helped create order in society. During the Middle Ages there was no central government for the people, this is due to the fall of the Roman Empire. Due to this loss a central military was unable to form to give people protection. The only protection people could get was by forming groups of farmers who could only fight part time due to harvesting. Because of this groups such as the Muslims from the south

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    The system of feudalism was a way that everyone could get the things they needed through mutual relationships. Feudalism worked because of the loyalty of the people and the influential church. Furthermore, the manor also contributed to supporting feudalism. Each and every role was important in this system and it wouldn’t have worked without the farmers. Feudalism is a military based society that has mutualistic relationships which help the people meet their needs and this system would not work without

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    Western and Eastern Europe. It had ended in the fifteenth century right around the time of the Middle Ages. It had a political influence, a social influence, and an economic influence. Feudalism had a huge impact in life during the Middle Ages all politically, socially, and economically. The political influence of feudalism during the Middle Ages was to keep a powerful, organized, effective central government. The government had grew because the empires during the Middle Ages fell and kings like Charlemagne

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    A key component of feudalism in both East and West, Japan and France, is the emphasis on blood ties. Family was the building block of medieval society in France, and as Bloch said, “The general assumption seems to have been that there was no real friendship save between persons united by blood.” Political power among the nobility and bonds of vassalage in the lower classes were transmitted by consanguinity, due to the belief that the proper virtues and charisma necessary for holding and exercising

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    England was one of the countries that practiced feudalism for many years. The other two countries that were centrally involved in feudalism was France and Germany. Feudalism was a very profitable and easy way of life for the mighty and the rich. The poor, however, were under constant pressure and forced to work long, hard hours. The feudal system also involved mass amounts of honor at its core. Knights and lords fought bravely for land and rule. The knights were thought of as trustworthy and honorable

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    Feudalism was the political and economical system applied during the Middle Ages in which the lord provided land to the vassals as their source of income, in exchange for service. This prevailed from the 8th up until the 12th century. Till this day, the residues of feudalism still exist. Evidently, the characteristics of feudalism during the Middle Ages has impacted and influenced today’s society. Indonesia is one place still having the remains of feudalism. The social pyramid still prevails everywhere

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    Feudalism was the form of government in medieval Europe during the Middle Ages. The system of feudalism lasted for as long as it did because everybody had a role to keep the system functioning. The peasants and serfs made goods and worked the farms, the knights protected everyone, the lords and ladies gave land to peasants, serf, and knights, and the monarch ruled the area, telling everybody what to do. This way of life worked because it kept everybody doing the things they had to do. If they didn’t

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    Feudalism was apart of society from the fall of the Roman Empire all the way to the start of the Renaissance. It was first used in order for French and English jurists as well as legal historians to explain property laws of that period of time. They imagined the system based on the idea that land was granted to the free nobles below the upper rank of the military in exchange for faithfulness and respect. This idea of land in exchange for fidelity became an ideal part of society in medieval times

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