https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g Post one fact you learned about Feudalism from the video and our discussions today. Try not to post the SAME fact as someone else! en-us 2020-05-04 16:52:39 UTC 2020-05-04 17:24:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550007553 Feudalism is a social hierarchy based on land ownership]]> 2020-05-04 17:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550007553 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550010611 Those who owned land were called nobles. Nobles gave land to lesser nobles and knights in exchange for protection.]]> 2020-05-04 17:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550010611 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550013247 Nobles who granted land were called "lords". Knights who received land were called "vassals". Granted land was called a "fief".]]> 2020-05-04 17:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550013247 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550015711 Feudalism worked because every person with power had someone else they owed loyalty to and this created a hierarchy of power.]]> 2020-05-04 17:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550015711 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550018306 Land was the most important thing at this time mainly due to the agricultural economy of Europe. It was too dangerous for trade, so local kingdoms organized around land ownership and agricultural development.]]> 2020-05-04 17:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550018306 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550022177 This system made some nobles more powerful than the king [because they had more land]. However, in some places [like England], the king owned ALL of the land originally and then divided it up among his nobles. This made the king mush more powerful.]]> 2020-05-04 17:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550022177 jonhawkins11 https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550028738 Did you know that the church also OWNED LAND? The Roman Catholic Church owned more land than any single king and had more wealth and political influence than anyone else in the Middle Ages!]]> 2020-05-04 17:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jonhawkins11/p8iqyoio19s6tf6g/wish/550028738