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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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    The Feudal System

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The structure of the government in the Medieval period followed the feudal system, in which people were separated into categories on the basis of their socio-economic status. These categories consisted of Kings at the top of the hierarchy, followed by aristocrats, knights, landholders, and peasants and serfs at the bottom. In

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    the Feudal System “Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day”- Rick Warren (“Matching Quotes”). Farmers in the Middle Ages never had life easy, but Feudalism gave the serfs everything they needed, even if they returned the favor in strenuous work. Feudalism is a system used in the Middle Ages to place each social class into a specific job they will keep the rest of their life. Serfs were the lowest class of the Feudal System

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    The feudal system played a major role in the economy of Europe during the Middle Ages. At the time there was no strong government and little protection, but the feudal system provided the basic needs for justice. The word feudal comes from a Latin term for fief meaning the estate or land granted by a lord to his noblemen in return for loyalty and service. Each noble would promise to supply the king with soldiers in time of war. The nobles divided their lands among lower lords and nights, and they

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