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How did feudalism differ from the system that existed while the roman empire was at its pear?
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∙ 9y ago
The Roman Empire had a centralised government, whereas during the feudal period central governments in Europe were weak and regional aristocrats were powerful and able to raise their own armies. They often rebelled against kings. Feudalism was a relationship between lord and vassal. The former was an aristocrat and the latter was a knight who offered his military service to the lord in exchange for a grant of land to him, which was called feud. This kind of relationship did not exist in the Roman days.
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∙ 13y agoFeudalism involved local control of a castle, town or province, by a lord or prince or what have you. Under feudalism, there was little common defense against organized invaders (except for what agreements could be cobbled together on a temporary basis).
The structure of the Roman and Byzantine Empires involved great central control and authority over a wide range of lands, often involving many ethnic groups, cultures and languages. This allowed for these political entities to last much longer than later feudal territories. In fact, the Roman Empire lasted for about 500 years, and the Byzantine Empire even longer than that.
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What type of political system (government) existed under feudalism?
It was a "this for that" system. Rulers gave their people protection, and the people gave the rulers crops.... that sort of thing.
Did feudalism start in Europe?
This depends on the definition of feudalism. If feudalism is regarded is identical to manorialism, then it started in the places that had been parts of the West Roman Empire, when that empire fell, at the start of the middle ages. Another view of feudalism is that it is a medieval system for the control of relatively large countries with weak central governments, and by this definition, it started about four hundred years after the fall of the West Roman Empire, in France and the Holy Roman Empire with the division of the Carolingian empire.
When did the Feudal System start and end?
The date for the beginning of feudalism depends on the definition of feudalism being used. There is no precise definition that has been agreed on. At the broadest meaning, feudalism equates approximately with manorialism, in which serfs live on manors in mutual obligation with their lords. The manorial system existed throughout the Middle Ages, and is based to a large degree on the system of the villa (manor) with coloni (serfs) of the Roman Empire, as defined by an imperial decree of Constantine I in 325 AD. A narrower definition of feudalism is one in which lords have their fiefs in a state of mutual obligation with the king. This system arose at about the time of Charlemagne, a little before 800 AD.
A political and military system based on the holding of land?
Feudalism Every sovereign state
What European system evolved as the Roman Empire declined?
Feudalism evolved as the Roman Empire declined. It was a decentralized system where power and land ownership were based on a hierarchical structure. Lords granted land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and military service, creating a system of obligations and dependencies.
What type of political system (government) existed under feudalism?
It was a "this for that" system. Rulers gave their people protection, and the people gave the rulers crops.... that sort of thing.
Did feudalism start in Europe?
This depends on the definition of feudalism. If feudalism is regarded is identical to manorialism, then it started in the places that had been parts of the West Roman Empire, when that empire fell, at the start of the middle ages. Another view of feudalism is that it is a medieval system for the control of relatively large countries with weak central governments, and by this definition, it started about four hundred years after the fall of the West Roman Empire, in France and the Holy Roman Empire with the division of the Carolingian empire.
Where in Europe did feudalism take place?
If we take the widest view of the definition of feudalism, then we could say it was pretty much general for Western Europe for most of the Middle Ages after the seventh century or so. If we take the narrow view, that feudalism was a hierarchical system designed to provide quick action in large countries where a weak central government could not respond quickly, then feudalism existed in France and the Holy Roman Empire after the division of the Carolingian Empire, and in England briefly after the Norman Conquest.
What system of government was based on the exchange of the land for protection and service?
Feudalism.
When did the Feudal System start and end?
The date for the beginning of feudalism depends on the definition of feudalism being used. There is no precise definition that has been agreed on. At the broadest meaning, feudalism equates approximately with manorialism, in which serfs live on manors in mutual obligation with their lords. The manorial system existed throughout the Middle Ages, and is based to a large degree on the system of the villa (manor) with coloni (serfs) of the Roman Empire, as defined by an imperial decree of Constantine I in 325 AD. A narrower definition of feudalism is one in which lords have their fiefs in a state of mutual obligation with the king. This system arose at about the time of Charlemagne, a little before 800 AD.
Is feudalism still big today?
No it is not. Feudalism was a medieval system.
A political and military system based on the holding of land?
Feudalism Every sovereign state
What is the system of feudalism?
political
What is system of feudalism?
political
What European system evolved as the Roman Empire declined?
Feudalism evolved as the Roman Empire declined. It was a decentralized system where power and land ownership were based on a hierarchical structure. Lords granted land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and military service, creating a system of obligations and dependencies.
Was the development of feudalism credited to Charlemagne?
I think it is best to ay that Charlemagne did not develop feudalism. Feudalism means different things to different people, and there is no good, broadly accepted definition of the word. But to see how Charlemagne fit into the scheme of feudalism, we could look at two different ideas of what it is. One of these equates feudalism with manorialism. This is a system in which unfree serfs, bound to the soil, work manors that are possession of lords who derive their authority from a monarch or higher lord and their income from the manor. This system originated when Constantine I decreed that the coloni who worked on villas were not permitted to leave those villas. Another definition of feudalism is a system in which a weak central government is supported by a series of feudal vows, such as the commendation, with authority spread through the system to the lowest level. This is a system that is ideally suited to an environment in which critical problems, such as Viking raids, develop locally and disappear too fast for a national military to respond. This system originated soon after the death of Charlemagne, and existed in France, the Holy Roman Empire, and very briefly in England, along with other places.
What is a political system in which land is given for military?
Feudalism is a political system in which land is given for military.
