5.1 Lords and vassals part II

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5.1 Lords and vassals

What did we do last time?

This system is called  ....

The feudal system

Vassal

Lord

King

Dukes and counts

Needs held to govern his territory

Loans a territory and gets an income from the area

The feudal system is (mostly) a ..........system

1. political
2. cultural
3. economical
4. social

Put the words in the correct place in the text.

How did Charlemagne rule his Empire?

After the end of the ...... in Europe the ...... come to power. Their king......could not rule everything alone. That's why he lends out pieces of land to...... They manage that piece of land for him. In return......they taxes, help him when there is a......and swear an......to him. This way of governing we call the ...... Knights were  ...... on ...... and had to ...... for the feudal lord when there was a war.

Roman Empire

Frisians

Franks

Charles

Clovis

vassals

lords

pay

got

war

peace

loyalty

foot

feudal system

soldiers

horse

fight

The agreement - of the feudal system

The lord

Keeps the territory, but loans it to a nobleman.

The vassal

May loan the territory and:

- Governs the area

- Speaks law in it

- Supplies soldiers for the lord

- May keep income from the territory

- Must be loyal to the feudal lord

The person who gives a territory in loan.

The person recieves a territory in loan.

What were disadvantages of the feudal system?

Work in pairs:

Use your textbook and search for two disadvantages

What were disadvantages of the feudal system?

Disadvantages of the feudal system, that caused a loss of power for the king :

- weak kings allowed the nobles to pass on their territory to their sons automatically after their death. The loan became hereditary

- powerful nobels started to appoint their own vassals. These subvassals of the king were more loyal to their own lord than to the king

Political division

Verdeling van het Frankische rijk na de dood van Karel

In addition to a threat to the king's power from within, there was also a threat from without: the Vikings

Un unsafe time

The Muiderslot

A castle made of wood from the early Middle Ages

and the position of the knights -> from ordinary soldier to a nobleman with prestige

Reflection

Which term belongs to the description?

"Nobleman ruling an area on behalf of someone."

1. Lord
2. Vassal
3. Subvassal
4. Bischop

Peasants

Vassals

Subvassals

Lord

Why did the feudal system cause the king(s) to lose power?

1. Too much tax was asked.
2. The king had to fight many wars.
3. The king lost control of the vassals.
4. The Vikings destroyed many feudal areas.

What does Charlemagne have to do with the topic 'Europe becomes Christian'(5.2)?

What does Charlemagne have to do with the topic 'Europe becomes Christian'(5.2)?

Read 5.2 and complete the exercises of 5.2