4. When the Carolingian
Empire
desintegrated,kings
used armed men to
fight against the foreign
invaders.
These armies were
Muslims,Magyars and
Vikings.
They attacked Europe
in the 9th century.
Magyars:tribe that
settled in Hungary.
Vikings:germanic
people from
Scandinavia.
5. Feudalism was
conceived.A system in
which a free person was
dependent on another
and became his vassal.
Act of
homage:commitment
between the vassal and
the lord.
The vassal swore fealty
to his lord,and swore to
provide him with help and
advice.
The lord swore to protect
his vassal and provide
him with the resources he
needed to make a living:a
fief,which was normally
land.
6. PYRAMIDAL SYSTEM
Free people were
bound by vassalage to
others of a higher
social rank.
Not only nobles but
also bishops and
abbots received fiefs
and became feudal
lords.
At the top,the
monarch.He was
vassal to nobody,he
lost some of his power
to the feudal lords.
Feudal lords exercised
their authority over the
peasants who worked
Bishops:priest who
holds the
highestauthority
position in a diocese.
Abbots:monk who
holds the highest
authority position in a
