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