Overview: End of Feudalism

What impact did the Black Plague have on feudalism?

• Reduced the number of peasants

• Increased the power of the king

• Improved working conditions for knights

• Expanded the feudal system

Why did the new democratic ideals contribute to the end of feudalism?

• Empowered the king with more authority

• Limited the power of the people

• Gave more power to the lower levels of society

• Strengthened the feudal system

What was the significance of independent judiciaries in the context of feudalism?

• Weakened the power of the king

• Ignored the rights of the people

• Ensured fair decisions and punishments

• Imposed biased decisions and punishments

How did foreign wars impact the role of knights in feudalism?

• Made knights more effective in their traditional role

• Reduced the need for knights to protect their homeland

• Enhanced the need for knights to protect their homeland

• Strengthened the feudal system

What was the significance of the Hundred Years War in relation to feudalism?

• Caused conflicts that required knights to fight in foreign lands

• United England and France under one ruler

• Strengthened the feudal system

• Resolved disputes over land ownership

How did the Crusades impact the feudal system?

• Resolved disputes over the ownership of Jerusalem

• Led to the unification of Christian Europe and Muslim Arabia

• Weakened the power of the king

• Caused conflicts that required knights to fight in foreign lands

What impact did the birth of towns have on feudalism?

• Weakened the feudal system

• Empowered the lords and kings

• Reduced job opportunities and knowledge

• Strengthened the feudal system

What was the main factor that determined the success of feudalism?

• Peasants having no power and no options

• Knights providing protection

• The birth of towns

• Lords and kings making decisions

What was the role of peasants in the feudal system?

• Growing food and doing all the work

• Representing the lower levels of society

• Providing protection to the kingdom

• Making laws and decisions

What was the impact of the Black Plague on the working conditions of peasants?

• Improved working conditions for peasants

• Reduced the number of peasants

• Empowered the lords and kings

• Strengthened the feudal system