It involved a strict hierarchy of rank, where every person knew his place – the lord and knight to his king and the peasant to his landlord to whom he owed service and from whom he received his land and orders to work the land.This was the system of feudalism.ĭuring the 15th century, feudalism was a political, social, and economic system in which every man was bound to every other man by mutual ties of loyalty and service. They grew their own crops grazed animals and used their wastes to fertilize their gardens and provide milk, butter, and cheese not only for their use, but also to sell and they used the lord's forests for firewood, fruits and nut, game and fish. Such common rights gave the peasants some economic independence. In exchange for the rent - usually paid for in crops and/or services - peasants had some common rights to graze stock, cut wood, draw water, or grow crops on the lord's land. Many lived on ten to thirty acres of land - land that was owned by the king but entrusted to one of his lords to whom they peasants paid rent. Before the end of the century, peasants had some sense of economic independence through their relationship to the land. This story - adapted in part from Joanna Brooks Why We Left (2013) - begins with understanding the lives of English peasants in the 15th century. Goal #2: To understand the political, social, and economic systems of feudalism and emerging mercantilism in 15th, 16th, and 17th century Europe ![]() Goal #1: To review the geopolitical realities of Europe in the Middle AgesĪccess the power point presentation: " A Geopolitical Understanding of Medieval Europe" To address the question, "why does any of this matter?".In exchange for the uncertainties of life in North America. To discuss why some Europeans were willing to leave their homelands.To explore the changing role of religion in 16th century Europe and how it impacted European immigration to the "New World.".To examine the realities of everyday life in 15th, 16th, and 17th century Europe.To understand the political, social, and economic systems of feudalism and emerging mercantilism in 15th, 16th, and 17th century Europe.To review the geopolitical realities of Europe in the Middle Ages.Did the "Medieval Lives" videos give you any new ideas about why the English may have immigrated?.What have you previously learned about why the English left England to migrate to North America?.Our story begins in 15th and early 16th century Europe - with an undertanding of the English who eventually decide to immigrate to the "New World." The Europeans - Why they left and why it matters ![]() While this website will remain online, it is no longer maintained. As of December 31, 2014, I retired from full-time teaching in Humboldt State University's Department of History.
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