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During the Middle Ages, the growth of towns weakened the feudal system in several crucial ways. For one thing, it shifted the focus-point for communities from the feudal manor to the local town itself, which was becoming more and more important. For another thing, the wealth of the small but growing "middle class" gave them more and more power with which to use as a new, independent force in the governance of lands once solely governed by the feudal lords.
The feudal system declined due to several interconnected factors, including the rise of centralized monarchies, which diminished the power of local lords. The growth of trade and urbanization led to the emergence of a middle class that sought more freedom and economic opportunities outside the feudal hierarchy. Additionally, events like the Black Death reduced the population, resulting in labor shortages that empowered peasants to demand better conditions. Together, these changes weakened the feudal structure and paved the way for modern nation-states.
it caused many virgins
brotherhood/friendship betrayal authority/power/system
The Crusades contributed to the decline of feudalism by fostering a sense of unity and shared purpose among European nations, which diminished the power of local lords. As knights and nobles left for the Crusades, their lands were often managed by others, leading to more centralized power and the rise of strong monarchies. Additionally, the increased trade and interaction with other cultures during the Crusades stimulated economic growth, encouraging a shift towards a more market-based economy that undermined the feudal system. This shift in social and economic structures ultimately weakened the traditional feudal hierarchy.
Merchants and the common people.
Merchants and the common people.
nobles
The growth of towns diminished the power of feudal lords by fostering economic independence and creating a new social class of merchants and artisans. As towns developed, they often gained charters that granted them self-governing rights, which reduced the lords' control over local affairs. Additionally, the rise of a cash economy allowed townspeople to pay for goods and services directly, diminishing their reliance on feudal obligations. This shift in economic power contributed to the gradual decline of the feudal system.
Kings and Popes... I believe. (:
Basically, the church was weakened because in the reforms they then used royal courts instead of church courts. Also, feudal lords because the royal courts were strengthened by Henry's reforms at the expense of the feudal lords.
At that time there was feudalism, where people answered to their feudal lords. These lords would fight each other for power and territory.
Status gives a person more power. The higher the status, the more power. For example, A King would have more power then Lords. Lords would have more power over knights. Knights would have more power than Serfs.
The hundred years' war weakened the feudal system because it helped shift power from lords to monarchs to commoners. Knights and castles were less useful because gunpowder and longbows were invented. Also a new feeling of nationalism shifted power away from lords
Feudal lords were loyal because they owed their power to the king. This created a stable political structure, as everyone was indebted to and reliant on the person higher in the feudal system.
A centralized government. Feudal lords no longer have the power to challenge the emperor's reign.
Feudal lords were loyal because they owed their power to the king. This created a stable political structure, as everyone was indebted to and reliant on the person higher in the feudal system.