History

1. HISTOR
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Grade 10

2. Feudal Societies In Europe
Designed and presented by Lebogang Chaane
18 August 2020

3. Outcomes
At the end of the presentation you should be able to:
• Understand the concept feudalism.
• Know how and why feudalism was established.
• Be able to determine the interdependence of the feudal
classes on each other.
• Be able to identify the most disadvantaged class in the
system and injustices experienced.

4. Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries
• Europe consisted of a number of small states that were often at war with
each other.
• The European society was feudal characterized by autocratic rulers: Kings
and queens.

5. Definitions
• Feudal: a society in which people are divided into groups
and landowning warrior nobles control the way the state is
run.
• Autocratic: relates to a ruler who has absolute power.
• Autocracy: a type of government where the king makes all
the laws and does not share power.
• Middle Ages: the period from 500 from 1500 AD.

6. Emergence of the feudal system
• The feudal system came to existence during the middle Ages.
• It was a system of defence that revolved around ownership of the land.
• The kings were in need for protection and defend of their kingdoms
from their subjects in time of war.

7. Operation of the feudal system
Kings:
• Kings were autocratic rulers.
• Owned all the land.
• Kings were owed service by the other
classes.
• Gave nobles land in exchange for their
loyalty and military service.
• The portions of land were called “fiefs”
(Sperling, 2011).

8. Operation of the feudal system
Nobles:
• Friends and relative of the king given
land by him.
• Swear an oath of loyalty to the king for
the land given.
• Live in great manor houses or castles
for protection.

9. Operation of the feudal society
Knights:
• Granted land by the nobles.
• In return, provide military service for the
nobles.
• Essential duty to defend the church.

10. Operation of the feudal society
Peasants:
• Worked for the nobles and knights.
• Uncompensated services provided:
farmed the land, cut wood, repair
buildings and haul water.
• The only class to pay tax to the king and
nobles for their land they resided on.
• Gave nobles a share of their harvest as
tax.

11. Review task
Let’s see how much you remember!
• The feudal kings were rulers.
• The king was owed ________.
• _______ got _______ from the king.
• Knights provided __________________ in return for land.
• _______ were the only class to pay ____________.
• Peasants sharing their__________ was a form of ______.

12. Confident with your answers??

13. Check Your Answers
• The feudal kings were autocratic rulers.
• The king was owed loyalty.
• Nobles got land from the king.
• Knights provided military service in return for land.
• Peasants were the only class to pay tax.
• Peasants sharing their harvest was a form of tax

14. The end

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