1. • A need for protection leads
in the Middle Ages
• What would you feel like if
you were forced in live in a
Feudalist Society

2. Pre-thought:
• If someone is picking on
you, who do you turn to
for help?

3. Pre-Thought:
• What does Loyalty mean to
you?
• Tell me of a time when you
were loyal to someone
(maybe a brother or sister,
mom or dad, or your best
friend)

4. Read Section 2.1
• With your
• Read Section 2.1 and answer
the questions for that section.

5. Section 2.1
1. When did the Middle Ages
begin?
When Rome Fell
Can you remember….
Why did Rome fall?
5. What was the problem with
the Middle Ages?
Life was difficult and dangerous
(they needed protection). It
was much harder to survive
and there wasn’t a lot of food

6. Section 2.1
1. What is a lord?
A ruler or a powerful
landholder
3. What is a knight?
An Armed warrior
4. What is a peasant?
A person who worked the
land

7. Think about this….
• On page 19…look at the
drawing!
• What do you see? What
does the drawings in this
diagram represent? Why
do you think these
drawings are arranged as
they are?

8. Section 2.2
• With your
• Read the first half of
Section 2.2 and answer the
questions for that section.

9. Section 2.2
1. Europe was part of what
empire?
Roman
2. Clovis did what??? WOW!!!
He defeated the last of the
Roman armies
3. Holy???? Charlemagne
United all the Christian lands
and advanced education and
culture with the help of the
Pope

10. Section 2.2
1. Franks were from
where?
France
2. What was the new style
of warfare that the
Franks came up with?
Heavily armed warriors on
horseback (knights)

11. A need for protection
• With your
• Read second half of Section
2.2 and answer the questions
for that section.

12. A need for protection
1. The Islamic World…..
Followers of the Islamic faith
marched into Europe and
threatened it with their
army
2. Vikings & Leif Ericson
Vikings swept into Europe
from Norway & Denmark
Killing tons and seizing land

13. A need for protection
• What did they make to
defend themselves?
Feudalism
• Look up what this word
means in a textbook,
dictionary, etc.
An economic & political
system made in Europe
during the Middle Ages

14. So let’s try it!!!
Picking your
parts!!!

15. Feudalism
• The King/Queen please take
a seat and get
comfortable….
• Everyone else applaud the
king/queen and say “God
save the king/queen! ”
• You are more than welcome
to eat the snack provided

16. Feudalism
• Serfs go find a set of tables
and use the yarn to tie
yourself to a leg of the
table (just tie it in a bow)
• Everyone says…”Get to
work!”
• What does this symbolize?
• Get right to work coloring
the pictures….stay inside
the lines and then tape it to
a starburst

17. Feudalism
• Lords approach the king one at
a time and kneel before
him/her
• And pledge your oath
• “In taking this oath of loyalty,
I swear to be loyal to you all
the days of my life and never
to make war against you.”
• If you repeated it correctly the
king may gift you land.

18. Feudalism
• Lord go back to land you were
given…sit on top of the desk. Say to
your serfs tied to your land.
• Everyone says…”My lord, oh my lord
how amazing you are with all your
land.”
• “ I have allowed you to live on and
farm the land of my manor. In
exchange, you must give me a large
portion of the goods you produce. In
return, you can farm and live on this
land safely. Give me four of your
food tokens now.”
• Serfs hand over your tokens and
keep making food.

19. Feudalism
• Lords…now that you have
land you need to defend it
from the two imposing
groups…WHO ARE THEY?
• So what do you need?
• KNIGHTS!!!
• Everyone say… “Ooo, awww
a Knight..how strong!”
• Knights flex your muscles

20. Feudalism
• You need knights to defend
your manor, and you must
attract them by offering them
payment and a place to live.
(knights offer your services)
• You may offer a knight as
many food tokens as you
wish, but remember to keep
some for yourself.

21. Feudalism
• Swearing in a knight… (on
your knee)
• “In exchange for the goods
and land given to me, I
promise to be loyal to you
and to fight in defense of
this manor and kingdom.”
• If you repeated it correctly
you can stand with pride
next to the lord

22. Feudalism
• Knights it is your turn to
work for your keep…. (each
knight will compete)
First you earn 2 more food
token/land for your manor.
Second - 1 more food token
and a serf dies
Third – a knight and serf both
dies
Fourth – you are completely
taken over and all of you die

23. Feudalism
• The king is in need of help
and asks for the lords to
pay them back for their
generosity. They ask for
food from each lord (since
the lord lives on the kings
land – lords you may need
to take more food from the
serfs)
• The king also demands 1
knights from each manor

24. Feudalism Recap
• How did it feel to be a monarch?
A lord? A knight? A serf?
• How did it feel to be “born” into a
role you could not change?
• In what ways were the lord,
knight, and serf dependent on
each other?
• Why do you think loyalty oaths
were necessary? What do you
think would happen if someone
broke a loyalty oath?
• What are some advantages of
organizing a society in this way?
Disadvantages?

25. Feudalism
Responsibilities
Benefits of each
of each social
social class in
class in
feudalism
feudalism
lord
serf