POLITICS/MIDDLE AGES/FEUDALISM

I dont know were is my friend, but i met a King (the other King not) that before was a Lord and he teld me about the feudalism or the politics in the Middle Ages.

Feudalism

Feudalism in Middle Ages was a social, political, and religious structure which was based on the exchange of land for military services and or cash rent. The lords, barons and other nobles of medieval period were expected to provide trained soldiers for the king and they were also expected to provide food and clothes for the soldiers. In order to be able to do so, the feudal lords used to ask for taxes from the serfs and peasants and they also took rent from the peasants.

The ranks of feudalistic system

The feudal system of the Middle Ages was like a pyramid of power with specific hierarchy. At the bottom of the pyramid, there were serfs, peasants and villeins. The descending order of the pyramid of power of feudal system was the king, members of nobility, knights, archbishop, freemen, yeomen, servants, serfs, peasants, villeins.

Well i think this is the last "blog" of the Middle Ages, so see you the next time that i upload a blog. 👋👍👌😁

CULTURAL LIFE/MIDDLE AGES

Medieval Times
Most people think of Medieval Times as a place in history where a gallant knight would ride off into the sunset to sleigh a dragon for the love of a princess. They do not realize it was a huge time for superstition.

Everyday Life

The average person’s life was filled with a great deal of hard work and modest earnings. The majority of families worked all day in order to grow and gather enough food to feed their family and sell in order to purchase items such as clothing that they may need. All of the children were expected to help work in order to help feed the family, so education was not pushed on the children.

Art & Education

The culture in the Middle Ages had a strong concentration on the artistic talents of many individuals. The Middle Ages saw the sprouting of artists from individuals that lived and worked outside of the monasteries which were completely different than it had been historically. Some of the most famous artists in history were born to farmhands or peasants during this time period.

Education took a back seat during the Middle Ages. It was not until the end of the Middle Ages that the rulers began to realize that without education they would just continue to make the same mistakes over and over again and would never reach peace for their society. It was then that they began to focus on the education of at least the higher end of society so that the countries would be able to grow and flourish.

ECONOMIC LIFE/MIDDLE AGES

Yesterday i met a person that told me about how was the social life in the Middle Ages. Today he told me about the econimic life in the Middle Ages. So, my friend presents me a friend that is King and he told me the situation:

Money

In the Middle Ages economy, money was in the form of metal coins. The type of metal determined how much a coin cost, with the most valuable ones being copper, silver and gold. The coins not only varied in the type of metal they were made of but also in shape, size, weight, metal purity and the inscriptions on them.

Types of Jobs

The most common job in the medieval economy was that of a peasant farmer who worked in the manors of their lords. Each manor was made up of a number of acres in which the peasant farmers would work in to produce food for their villages and lords. In addition to farming, the farmers also kept sheep and the women were in charge of shearing the sheep, spinning the wool and sewing the clothes. 

Other economic occupations included artisans who produced commodities made from glass, wood, clay and iron. The artisans included weavers, shoemakers, masons, blacksmiths, tailors and carpenters. Other common jobs included working as bakers, beer brewers, millers and vintners. As trade increased toward the end of the medieval times, merchants became very important.

See you tomorrow, because the people wants to kill the king because he stole money from the people 😬 

Social Life/Social Pyramid/Middle Ages

I met a person in the Middle Ages and he told me about the social life of the people in the Middle Ages. He told me about the social pyramid. Here the information of my friend:

Royalty

The Royalty were the highest of the Social Classes in the Middle Ages.  The Royalty included Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses.  Royals had complete power over the land and political and economic decisions.

Kings

The King was the highest authority in the land.  The King had to make laws, attempt to remove poverty from the Kingdom and take care of the citizens in his kingdom.

Queens

Though they did not often rule alone, Queens played an important part in the Medieval class system.  Queens were usually second in command to Kings, and often served as regents when their King was unfit to rule, either because he was sick or considered too young to make intelligent decisions. Queens also served as hostesses and event planners.

After the Royals, Nobility had the most power of the social classes in the Middle Ages.  Nobility included hereditary nobility, which were those whose power was bestowed on them through blood relations, and non-hereditary nobility, which included those who rose to power through non-familial means.

Hereditary Nobility

Dukes

The main responsibility of a Duke was to be the ruler of a province.  A Duke was also the direct superior of a Count.  The Duke was the highest ranking in the nobility.  The female equivalent of a Duke was a Duchess.

Non-Hereditary Nobility

Knights

Knights often served as vassals during the Middle Ages.  Their primary duty as a vassal was to aid and protect the lord in his army.  They also would assist their lord in court and watch over their lord’s manor, keeping an eye on the day-to-day activities of the manor.

Peasants

The lowest social rank in the Middle Ages were the peasants.  The peasant class included Freemen, who had some rights and land, serfs, who had no rights, and slaves, who were bought and sold.

Serfs

Serfs had no political power and were not allowed having control of property.  They lived on the property of a noble vassal, and, in order to repay the vassal for letting the serf live on his property, the serf worked the land and was at the disposal of the vassal.  Serfs were slaves in all but name.

Slaves

Slavery, the practice of buying and selling human workers, was outlawed for much of the Middle Ages, but it was still conducted throughout Europe for most of the time period.  Slavery was a favored practice among the Vikings, who took slaves when they invaded and raided new territories.

Popes

For much of the Middle Ages, Popes were the last word in anything to do with the church.  Popes had a heavy influence over political and economic decisions as well for a time.  However, towards the end of the Middle Ages Popes lost their political power when the Catholic Church came under a lot of scrutiny from the public.

Bishops

After the Pope, the Bishop was the highest ranking official in the church.  Bishops were considered to be nobility and were usually very wealthy.  They had many responsibilities such as settling annulments of marriages.

This is all the information about the social life in the middle ages.

My friend have to go to a wedding then he give me more information.
See you tomorrow 👍

Breakfast

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