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    war and poverty, and such they birthed the feudal system to lessen the effects of both those societal ailments. There were both military and economic structures that feudalism operated on. The manor supported those structures using the payments and life of a peasant and by giving the income of a lord. The free peasant filled in the gap between classes and was neither in nobility, or in servitude. The economic and military system known as the feudal system relied on a combination of the workings of

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    The Feudal System

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    The Feudal system was functioned over 800 years. The Feudal system would take over people's minds.They also would control the people's body's. They took over people and tortured others if they didn’t obeyed. Royalty has the right to give peasant's choices and take charge if they don't listen to their lord. The system gave royalty the right to torture peasants and give peasants chances to serve for them and their kingdom. The royalty would tell the peasants if they served for them they would grant

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    intro with.. Under the rule of the Feudal System, the majority of people in Medieval Europe were peasants who were forced to work hard and usually only lived to around the age of 30.) The majority of the people in Medieval Europe were peasants. Under the rule of the Feudal System, the peasants were forced to work hard and usually only lived to around the age of 30. When William the Conqueror defeated Anglo-Saxon King Harold, he took over parts of Europe and the Feudal Society was introduced. Throughout

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    century, medieval society created the Feudal system. The Feudal system is a combination of both legal and military customs, which insured social relationships, from the swapping of land ownership for labour and services. The Feudal system was introduced to Britain in, 1066 by William the Conqueror (otherwise known as William the 1st) after he took over the British throne. Although it can be argued that the peasants played the most important role in the Feudal system, many historians are in a constant

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    The French Revolution The Feudal system had a great impact on the French revolution. In the 18th century France was a rich and powerful country but it had a problem collecting taxes because there was a system emplaced called the Feudal system. The Feudal system meant that society was structured in different levels. At the top of the society was the Monarch or the King. He ruled the country and he had all the power. Then there was the Clergy, the First Estate, they were wealthy, powerful and they

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    Tokugawa Feudal System

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    and Foregein Policies. The Tokugawa Period Brought 250 years of peace to Japan, The Tokugawa feudal system was probably the most complicated feudal system ever. It was close to the European feudal system. The Feudal system consists of many important roles to keep japan together these roles are starting from lowest to highest: The Rōnin (or Lone Samurai) Were On the Bottom of the Tokugawa Feudal System. Rōnin were Samurai that master has died and did not follow the samurai code to commit seppuku

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    1. Q: When was the feudal system developed and why was it used extensively during the Middle Ages in comparison to past social systems? A: Feudalism, short for the feudal system, has long reaching roots that can be best described as vague in its founding. Feudalism was first found in the 8th century when the Frankish kingdom practiced the act of passing fiefs to lords under the control on the king. When the Frankish kingdom attacked northern Italy, Spain, and Germany, the idea of feudalism spread

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    Knights and kings are the first thing that many people think of regarding medieval times. However, the system was quite different and was called feudalism. Feudalism was a system that helped the king keep control of his kingdom and be able to protect his country. The feudal system was divided into four levels, and began around 900 A.D. and ended around 1400 A.D. Feudalism began in England when the Romans, who were in control of the people, left and the country became unstable. The Germanic tribes

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    After William became king, he decided that the feudal system used in Normandy would also work in England. The old English system let all the free people live in free villages, but the feudal system wasn't like this. After William decided to use the feudal system he took land from the English earls because plenty of land would be needed. The land would be given to the knights who fought with William at Hastings. Many of the English opposed this new system, but William harshly forced all who resisted

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    The feudal system was able to function for over 800 years by controlling peoples bodies and minds. The peoples mind would be controlled by the church which had a strand of royalty. On the other hand the body was controlled by the king by starving and torturing people. the system was also a form that would never change people were born into what their parents were, kings were born into royalty and peasants were born into peasantry. The way the feudal system would control the mind of so may people

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