During Medieval times, there were a lot of ups and downs. During the Early Middle Ages (500’s-1000’s CE), there was something that could be compared to a depression. There was no strong leadership or military, and hardly anything got accomplished. So, in a time of desperation, the people turned to a new type of government. This type of government was called feudalism. “Feudalism represents a social system of rights and obligations whose foundation lies in land ownership and personal relations in which vassals hold land as fief granted by an overlord (senior), while feudal society imposes as a system of organization based on interdependence of people in which the overlords, subordinated to each other, govern the villagers who cultivate the land thus creating them living conditions.”(1) This means that the nobles, vassals, craftsmen, and peasants all relied on each other. The nobles and vassals relied on the peasants and serfs to work the land because the nobles couldn't do it by themselves, and the peasants and serfs relied on the nobles and vassals to sustain them. The Early Middle Ages were a dark time, but feudalism helped a lot of people get through it.
The Early Middle Ages were a time of great decline. The Roman Empire had just fallen, and there were almost no strong empires at all. Everyone was scared for their lives …show more content…
“During the years of the Roman Empire, the poor people were protected by the soldiers of the emperor. When the empire fell, there were no laws protecting them, so they turned to the lords to keep the peace and to act on their behalf.” (2) When the Roman Empire fell, no one had anywhere to turn, so the only option became feudalism. In this society, everyone lived on large pieces of land called manors. On this manor, there were lords, vassals, knights, peasants and serfs. Feudalism allowed all of these people to live in a new way which worked, and made everyone
The Early Middle Ages were a time of great decline. The Roman Empire had just fallen, and there were almost no strong empires at all. Everyone was scared for their lives …show more content…
“During the years of the Roman Empire, the poor people were protected by the soldiers of the emperor. When the empire fell, there were no laws protecting them, so they turned to the lords to keep the peace and to act on their behalf.” (2) When the Roman Empire fell, no one had anywhere to turn, so the only option became feudalism. In this society, everyone lived on large pieces of land called manors. On this manor, there were lords, vassals, knights, peasants and serfs. Feudalism allowed all of these people to live in a new way which worked, and made everyone