Vassal

What the Native American Governments might have become if the Europeans never interfered. In the 1400’s the Aztecs started to quickly expand and making the conquered vassals. However, the Spanish would quickly conquer them using more advanced weapons, and the diseases brought over from Europe would plague the natives destroying society so. So then, what would’ve happened, if Europeans never sailed across the Atlantic or never existed? It is reasonable to assume that given time they might have…

Party, written by Marx and Engel, is about class antagonism or class struggles. Class was arranged into complicated class structures during this time in the world. Examples of different class structures during the medieval times were feudal lords, vassals, guild-masters, journeymen, apprentices and serfs. The medieval societies could not provide for increasing markets, so the manufacturing middle class, the Bourgeoisie, took its place. Even after the Bourgeoisie took charge, the Industrial…

Throughout the Early Middle Ages, Knights were among some of the most respected people in all of Europe. Their willingness to fight for their king and be a loyal vassal made them a valuable asset to the king’s army. One of the values that knights prided themselves on was that of honor. The importance of honor in a knight’s everyday life is prevalently displayed in the poem The Song of Roland, a story about Charlemagne’s army during the Battle of Roncesvalles. Throughout the story, Count Roland…

Patriae Parens Patriae is the power of the state to act on behalf of a child and provide care and protection equivalent to that of a parent. It was first used by English kings to establish the right to intervene in the lives of the children of their vassals. The courts used this to safeguard the welfare of orphans and protect their property and inheritance rights; arguing that the children were under the custody of the king (Chancery Court pg.13). Parens Patriae has underwent several…

Men, Women, and Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron” Introduction In the fourteenth century in Europe, amid the disastrous times of the Black Death, a gathering of youthful Florentines composed of seven ladies and three men, choose to escape to look for asylum and departure from the disease in an estate outside of the city of Florence. This is the fundamental casing utilized by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio to let us know one hundred stories of life, adoration and fortune with “The…

The early Middle Ages, during which the Germanic conquest of western Europe took place, were characterized by rampant warfare, localized government, and relative isolation from bordering societies. Between 800CE and 1200CE, however, the emergence and evolution of settled agriculture across Europe demanded peasant collaboration and adherence to contractual agreements within the manorial system. This movement towards a society of mutual cooperation and legal order was also encouraged by the…

First and foremost, there was an economic revival that enabled knights to be paid. With this development, knights in essence, became soldiers of the state. As a result of this change, lords started to become less dependent on knights and their vassals for protection. Gun powder and weapons like the long bow and cannon were invented, which further lessened the need for knights. Now, lords could easily train the common folk how to use said weapons, which lessened the need for knights even more.…

He relates kings to vassals and God to their superior lord in order to help the reader better understand the superior authority that he believes God has over monarchs. According to the author, one who obeys a monarch’s laws over God’s laws commits rebellion the same way that one obeying a vassal over a superior lord does. Additionally, the author references Christianity when he mentions people who are “more…

The Middle Ages are a misunderstood period of history in which the popular view is that they were a dark and gloomy time with little or no progress. In fact, the Medieval Times were much brighter times than what is commonly believed. Many accomplishments made during these times attributed to the progression of history. Religion was vitally important to the people of the middle ages and brought them together as a society. Beauty can be found in the architecture, music, and literature from this…

Ideas, religions, and material goods traveled between Japan and the rest of Asia, especially China, but the exchange rate was relatively limited. In no time, Chinese things were all the rage. By the early seventh century, the Chinese influence increased yet again. Prince Shotoku borrowed bureaucratic and legal reforms which were modeled after the T’ang Dynasty. In the eighth century, when the Japanese built their new capital they modeled it after the T’ang capital. You should keep in mind that…