WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The consequence of the feudal system was the creation of very localised groups of communities which owed loyalty to a specific local lord who exercised absolute authority in his domain. As fiefs were often hereditary, a permanent class divide was established between those who had land and those who rented it.

Detailed explanation-2: -A feudal society has three distinct social classes: a king, a noble class (which could include nobles, priests, and princes) and a peasant class. Historically, the king owned all the available land, and he portioned out that land to his nobles for their use. The nobles, in turn, rented out their land to peasants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Medieval social classes developed slowly in the first period of the middle ages, but by the time of the High Middle Ages, feudalism became the main social structure that defined the roles of every person during the medieval period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Feudalism was the economic and political system of Medieval Europe. It was land-based and built upon the system of loaning a loyal person land in return for military service and taxes. It depended upon loyalty and the use of land as wealth.

Detailed explanation-5: -The characteristic of a feudal society was a “rigid class system”. A feudal society’s division followed a pyramidal design. This was mostly an agrarian society. The ‘King’ was at the pinnacle of society, but he was helpless.

Detailed explanation-6: -Feudalism in Western Europe was a politico-economic system that created a social fabric with military obligations. It produced a set of manners and norms – chivalry – and spawned an elegant form of literature that helped Europeans capture and develop pride in their histories.