HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country.
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an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
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an agreement to keep the lower classes under control.
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the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals. What did the responsibilities of vassals include? The promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands. An oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service.
Detailed explanation-2: -Classic feudalism In broad terms a lord was a noble who held land, a vassal was a person who was granted possession of the land by the lord, and the land was known as a fief. In exchange for the use of the fief and protection by the lord, the vassal would provide some sort of service to the lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -In feudalism, a lord gave his most trusted men, known as vassals, land and power over all the people living there, and in return they swore loyalty to him and promised to give him a share of their taxes and provide military support whenever called upon.
Detailed explanation-4: -The feudal contract helped define the relationship between a lord and his vassal by implying a sense of servitude. It specified the responsibilities of the lord and vassal. The vassal was obligated to perform military duties and provide advice to his lord.
Detailed explanation-5: -This relationship was called vassalage. The peasants were vassals to the lord, and they provided the lord with certain goods and services, all in exchange for the lord’s promise to protect them. And it was in the lord’s interest to do so, because the vassals ultimately provided the lord with much of his wealth.