Feudalism was a system of governance that existed in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries where land was divided among people based on loyalty and service to those of higher rank. At the top was the king, who owned all the land and granted fiefs or ownership of land and people to vassals in exchange for their allegiance and military service. Society was organized in a strict hierarchy with serfs at the bottom providing labor to those above like knights and lords who each owed obligations to those of higher rank up to the king.
2. What is Feudalism?
Feudalism was a system that governed land in
Medieval Europe
This was a loose system of Government, which
defined how areas were ruled
Land was divided amongst people based on
loyalty and service
3. How did Feudalism Work?
The most powerful person within the Feudalistic
System was the King.
The King owned all the land, but he needed
loyal subjects to serve under him
He found allies to serve under him by dividing his
land amongst people
When individuals were given land from the
King, this was called a fief, and gave ownership
to the receiver of everything (including people)
on the land
4. People of Feudalism
King: Most powerful, owned all the land also
known as a Lord
Vassal: Anyone who directly received land from
the King/Lord
Knight: individual who protected the realm, was
given land from the vassal for his continued
protection
Serf: bottom of the system, were given a small
plot of land and had to work the land for
everyone above him/her
5. Feudalism Visual
King gives his land to
a Lord to offer
protection
Lord gives a Knight
land, to provide the King
Army the King needs
Serf is given land with
the promise that he/she Lord Lord
will provide food/work
for all above them
Feudalistic System is a
system of Hierarchy. This
means the higher in the
Knight Knight Knight Knight
system you are, the
more power you have.
Serf Serf Serf Serf
6. Feudalism Within Schools
Principal holds the power
as the King of a School
The Principal, allows
Assistant Principals to work
at his/her school for loyalty
and hard work. They also Principal
most find teachers to teach
the students.
The teachers are loyal to Assistant
Assistant
Principal
both the Principal and the Principal
Assistant Principal and fight
the battle of educating the
students. They are
rewarded with a classroom Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher
(land) in this system
Students: do all the work
that the
Teachers/Administrators use Student Student Student Student
to make them look good in
return for grades
