Fief

of an influential web company, Siteseen Ltd, and authored by award winning scholar and Director of Education at Siteseen Ltd, Linda Alchin. Feudalism was based off of rewarding Knights for their military service with land, these rewards were called fiefs (Alchin 1). This led to more young men becoming interested in either regaining the land taken from their families by Norman power through the Domesday Book, or for their own wealth. Many people were outspoken in…

An important era that occurred in Europe that went from 500 to 1400 B.C.E. was known as the Middle Ages. The fall of Rome and the events that followed have been known to have multiple labels because of the different phases the era went through. The eras that best describe the Middle Ages would be The Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, and the Age of Faith. The Dark Ages was a time of sorrow and disgrace for the people. Barbarians attacked the towns, raped and killed people and after all this…

While Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s ambitions were established to centralization, also wanting a military purification. These actions however do not constitute the definition of unification. Berry attempts to differentiate Hideyoshi from Nobunaga’s terrors “threaten all the lords of his day” (70) while offering Hideyoshi’s separation from radical policies (121, 126, and 144) for the commoners to that of conservative ones for the daimyo (159-161). Berry contemplates Hideyoshi’s actions as radical and…

infrastructure such as the coinage system, roads, canals, laws etc. The change happened so rapid and seamlessly was also because of Liu Bang. He was a people person. He gathered the support of the people who were angry at the Qin rule. He broke up the fiefs, restricted inheritance of land to keep local families from growing in power. Therefore, with the political skill and the Qin infrastructure,…

lowest class. They could not leave the land they lived on and worked under a lord that was obligated to take care and protect them. The decentralization of this system is seen in that there were many lords that controlled the lands, also known as fiefs. Kings did not have much power during the medieval era. Despite this, unlike the ancient period, lords were not often cruel to the people they were over. Workers often were well cared for and had periods of time off throughout the year. In this…

Religious and Political Power in Ancient and Medieval States Religion is a fundamental aspect to pre-industrial civilization throughout the world. It is a universal human trait to have religious views, and beliefs. Therefore, it is no surprise that religious authorities, such as priests, and rabbis exercised great power, both politically, and socially over the followers of their faith. Political authorities such as kings, feudal lords, and emperors likewise relied on religious authority much of…

a political system where outlying peasants will work for a central lord in return for their safety and for land. Manorialism was a part of feudalism where there would be one central ‘manor’ where the lord would reside and the outlying lands, his fiefs, would be held by his people. With this political change, many new cultural changes occurred as a result. The fall of the Romans caused the quality of life dropped immensely. People scraped by simply to survive. Farmers had just enough food to…

SECOND TAKE HOME ESSAY EXAM Throughout the years 1824 to 1840, the United States of America have been in, and what is currently known as the “Age of Jacksonian Democracy,” as well as the “Era of the Common Man.” The presidential election was a great win for Andrew Jackson. Not only did he earn almost 70% of the electoral votes, popular participation was up to 60%. The winning of Andrew Jackson also brought in a cycle of new American politics. The strive and the determination for equality and…

Before the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE, Rome was a place of prosperity and stability. The advancements in technology, government, art, and warfare that are prevalent in the United States today stem from this era. Prosperity came to an end with the fall of the Roman Empire where the government faced political instability due to overspending, invasions from outside and rebellion within. After the fall came the Middle Ages where many Germanic Kingdoms took control over Western Europe. There…

Rumors of a deadly disease spreading around trading routes were heard by many Europeans. China was the first to be affected in the early 1330’s. Rodents were affected, transmitting them to fleas, which transmitted the disease to people. The disease was called the Bubonic Plague. China sent the outbreak to other countries such as: India, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and majority of countries in Europe. The Black Death was the name it was given by the Europeans. It arrived to Europe in October 1347.…