Feudalism

__﻿Feudalism. __ Feudalism was a type of government used in the Middle Ages like a heiracrchy. After the Roman Empire collapsed people were willing to give up freedom for security . ﻿Feudalism was caused by the collapse of the Roman Empire. "They had a tendency to combine war and peace."(Davenport p.34) They brought in fuedalism to protect against the Norse invaders and raiding Vikings.The fuedal security was flexible and always available against the never ending Viking raids. They resisted them vigourously and often quite sucessfully. Fuedalism did have disadvantages if you were a peasant or surf. Lots of disadvantages. The pope had the real power during the fuedalist government. Islamic religion spread throughout the Middle Ages. It did not go an inch near fuedal Europe though. If you were not Christian or Catholic consequences were made. There were 5 levels on the hierarchy at he top was the king. Then came the Nobles. Then the knights then the peasants. Then the surfs. The peasants had lots of hard work and after taxes almost no pay. Where as the king had no work and thrived off of the people's taxes. The king was the richest person in the feudal classes. The people who studied theology for a living would be one of few who knew how to read and write giving them a lot more power than the king. Tons of diseases flew around during this time ecspecially when towns started popping up. This diseases which could easily be cured today would've killed millions back then. media type="youtube" key="HCPp7XWZfHo" height="390" width="480" Feudalism is important in history because it was one of the major things during the Middle Ages that controlled the people. Outside information: [|feudalism] Bibliography: __Davenport, John. The Age of Feudalism. Detroit: Lucent, 2007. Print.__ Back to home!