-The feudal system often resulted in complicated alliances b/c of conflicting authorities and vassals had different lords. The same noble may be a vassal to several lords. -The feudal social classes were the serfs(worked the land), nobles(fight and supervise land), and the religion(those who prayed) -The mutual obligations between lord and serfs under the manor system-the lord was obligated to provide housing and protection of land and animals. Serfs were bound to the land. ~ The serfs rarely had to leave their manor because they were so self sufficient. ~ The serfs accepted their economic hardships b/c they believe god put them there for a certain reason. .
~The ethnic background of the Vikings was -D-Germanic. .
- The Vikings were called the North men. -The Magyars were Turkish nomads. A synonym for serf is Peasant.
-Under the system of feudalism, a fief was a type of land grant. -In the feudal system a tithe represented 10% of a peasant's income. -A tithe was a payment made to a priest. -In the feudal system, a manor was a lord's estate.
Roles of Women. Muslim women had these rights: legal rights regarding property, family, and marriage. Their responsibilities as women varied w/ income of the husband. The religion of Islam affected the role of women in Muslim society in a way that the holy book is called the Koran. In China during the Tang and Song periods transformed Chinese society. The status of Chinese women, who had always been subservient, declined even further. The reasons for the decline were the social adjustment. The Church viewed women as attractive, b/c of the binding of feet. In the literature of chivalry women were viewed as inferiors. -The role of noblewomen differs from the vast majority of women in a way that she had to defend the castle-she was one of love and aberration. Factors that led to the declining status of women as feudalism developed across Western Europe were the church reclaimed convents so women can go to the nunnery.