Quest 3: Feudalism and Government
Essential Concepts:
1. Feudalism developed as a political system based on small local units controlled by lord boundby an oath of loyalty to a monarch.
2. Feudalism was the system by which medieval Europeans organized their power and governments. Vassals received land and protection from a lord when they worked and fought for him. It might be understood as a pyramid with the monarch presiding over a hierarchy of less important vassals
Vocabulary:
Define these words as you go through this quest and write them in your journal:
fief
vassal
feudalism
manor system
1/10 rule
chivalry
William the Conqueror (click on the name to read about him)
Research, collect photos, make drawings and write in great detail
in your journal about the following questions:
WATCH the videos at the bottom of the page to help you answer the following questions:
1. Explain in detail how Feudalism functions.
Starting link video: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/feudal-manors/545168/?ref=appemail
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudalism-pyramid.htm
2. What is your role in the feudal hierarchy? Explain in great detail!
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/daily-life-noble-lord-middle-ages.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110522/feudal_system.htm
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/index.htm
3. What role does religion play in feudalism? Explain in great detail!
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-religion.htm
4. What were some of the various laws that people lived by? List and explain at least four.
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudal-system.htm
5. What are your Rights? Explain!
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudal-system.htm
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/manorialism.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/lofeudal.html
Clergy and Nuns:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/daily-life-nun-middle-ages.htm
http://cshscougarhistory4.blogspot.com/2010/11/monks-in-monastery-and-nuns-in-convent.html http://www.clioproject.org/files/PDF/Medieval_Nuns_Lesson.pdf
http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/01073/Nuns.html
http://merryfarmer.net/tag/nuns/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morelign.html
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-religion/medieval-nuns.htm
http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/clergy-in-the-middle-ages.html
http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/middleages/feud_clergy.htm
6. What did the government provide for the people? Go into great
detail.
http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/government-in-the-middle-ages.html
7. Why do you agree to live in the feudal system(remember your social role)? Explain!
8. Explain how you fit into the feudal system. In the last entry you created your character and his/her background. Now that you know a little more about how each social class functions within the feudal hierarchy, you need to go into greater detail about your life.
A. How do you help other social classes?
B. How do other social classes help you?
C. Who is in charge of your castle or manor?
-Live with a knight or noble?
-Local clergy on your manor?
D. What type of relationship do you have with the other social classes. ...be detailed and really think about what life would be like in a society where people where so distinctly split into social/economic classes.