Chapter Overview
This chapter focuses on the social organization of medieval Europe, divided into three main orders – the clergy, the nobility, and the peasants. It explains the roles, privileges, and relationships among these groups, and how feudalism and manorialism shaped European society from the 9th to the 16th centuries.
Important Keywords
- Feudalism: A system of land ownership and duties where land was exchanged for military service and labor.
- Manorialism: The economic system during the Middle Ages that was built around large estates called manors.
- Clergy: Religious leaders and officials of the Church, such as priests, bishops, and monks.
- Nobility: The land-owning class who provided military protection and governance.
- Serfs: Peasants who worked on a noble’s land and were bound to the estate.
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