HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Lords and knights were loyal to monarchs and provided protection.
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The monarchs established guilds to help serfs work the land.
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Monarchs were not allowed to build their own manor houses.
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The system elevated the serfs to a level equal to lords and knights.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the ninth century, many knights and nobles held estates (fiefs) granted by greater lords in return for military and other service. This feudal system (from the medieval Latin feodum or feudum, fee or fief) enabled a cash-poor but land-rich lord to support a military force.
Detailed explanation-2: -Knights were vassals that served the lords with a position of honor and status. Serfs also served the lords from a lower position and were often overseen by the knights who managed estates for the lords. The serfs worked the land and paid taxes in the form of money and crops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the feudal contract, the lord had the duty to provide the fief for his vassal, to protect him, and to do him justice in his court. In return, the lord had the right to demand the services attached to the fief (military, judicial, administrative) and a right to various “incomes” known as feudal incidents.
Detailed explanation-4: -Feudalism had two enormous effects on medieval society. Feudalism discouraged unified government and it also discouraged trade and economic growth.