Feudalism

A Knight’s Own Book of Chivalry by Geoffroi De Charny outlines the concept of chivalry and establishes the ideal conduct of knights of medieval era of the Hundred Year Was between France and Britain. The book goes over the many ways in which knights must conduct themselves to preserve their honor and capabilities of a knight, whether it be in acts of courtship, piety, or military prowess. Charny organizes the book by distinguishing the types of actions and qualities that are chivalrous…

Throughout Confucius’s life he had two other names such as Kong Fuzi which in Latin translates to master Kong and the other name is Kong Qui which is his proper name. Also, he lived during the time when Zhou kingdom was separated into many independent feudal states and he traveled from state to state. When traveling he attempts to work as a political advisor and official to the feudal rulers to spread his teachings while accepting students for a fee. As time went on Confucius was unsuccessful at…

In the medieval society, the social, cultural, economic and political features influenced different groups. The social part of society were people with ideas and responsibilities. The cultural society included traditions, art and etc. Economic represented money, buildings, land and trade, and finally, political features involved the government, taxes and military services. There were many conflicts during the medieval times, mainly because of the events that occurred, including The Battle of…

RUSSIAN SERFDOM Russian was considered a Federalism society from the 11th century up to the middle of the 19th. During this period, there was a large group of people who work for landowners who were commonly known as serfs. The serf work on the landowner’s land, fields, and property for little or no compensation. The landowner would give them a small piece of land which they could farm to provide for their own needs. There were several peasant rebellions that led to numerous revolutions. In 1861…

The Hundred Years’ War was a compilation of skirmishes that were fought between the English and French which involved feudal and mercenary armies for command of the Kingdom of France, over the period of 1337 to 1453. The War began in 1337 due to genealogical issues arising from the English claim to the French throne and the territorial conflicts that ensued. The War ended in 1453 due to the English losing many possessions while retaining their last territory in France, Calais. It was a turning…

Perhaps the most significant concept in feudal Europe was Knighthood, as it formed the very basis of the government. They trained from a young age to be the best leaders and fighters they could be, so that they could one day rule over as much land and laborers, called serfs, as the lords that they served. This is a great example of a cultural social science perspective. The shared goal of every knight was to be the most powerful knight in all of feudal Europe, ruling more land and serfs than any…

History essay The Tokogawa period, also called the Edo period, was the last Japanese feudal military government which lasted between 1603 and 1868. The feudal system was designed to separate different groups of people and each group having a purpose in the system. The Tokogawa Shogunate was responsible for controlling the samurai class and collecting taxes, defending and controlling the cities. Samurais who were professional warriors, were the leaders in this period, but all of them were…

The Similarities and Differences Between Samurai and Knights Have you ever thought about the medieval Knights and Samurai and what the similarities and differences are? During the late 1100s in Japan two large military clans called Taira and the Minamoto fought to control the country. The knights and Samurai were similar in many ways.The similarities between the samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This can be shown by looking at three areas: Social positions, training and…

Catherine the Great was born and Germany but she died a true Russian. She ruled for 34 years from 1762 to 1996 and during her reign there were many advances to Russia but there were also a lot of troubles (McGuire 104). Catherine was full of contrasts; she could be tyrannical but also tolerant, she could be extremely wise or wildly reckless, and she could be generous but other times ruthless (McGuire 25). Catherine threw herself into her job with great enthusiasm. She loved Russia and adored…

In medieval times there was a hierarchy, this hierarchy consist of many parts. Some of theseparts were ranked higher in medieval times than others. This means certain levels of the hierarchy livedin poverty while the others lived in what would now be called “The One Percent”. They lived in the bestcastles with the best food and servants to wait on them hand and foot while the rest of the kingdomlived on little to nothing. There were many components of the hierarchy, the King and or…