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| A medieval monastery. |
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| A peasants house. |
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| A Romanesque church. |
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| A Medieval castle. |
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Feudal Europe (Middle Ages)
- Feudalism is a new political, economic and social system that appeared in western Europe.
- Feudal society: king, high nobility,high clergy, knights, nobility and monks are the three first classes, the privileged ones. Next, artisans and peasants that are the non-privileged classes of the society.
- The peasants had to pay taxes in different ways:
-peasant´s land
-crops or animals
-days of obligatory labour
-a small fee
- The king and feudal lords lived in castles.They were also places of refuge for peasants, artisans and clergy when the kingdom is under attack.
- Romanesque church:
-The floor plan was in the shape of a Latin cross.
-They used a barrel vault and buttresses to strengthen the
exterior walls.
-The windows were small and there was usually a bell tower to
announce the time for payer and to use as a watchtower.
-Round arcs.
-Big pillars.
- Feudal society: king, high nobility,high clergy, knights, nobility and monks are the three first classes, the privileged ones. Next, artisans and peasants that are the non-privileged classes of the society.
- The peasants had to pay taxes in different ways:
-peasant´s land
-crops or animals
-days of obligatory labour
-a small fee
- The king and feudal lords lived in castles.They were also places of refuge for peasants, artisans and clergy when the kingdom is under attack.
- Romanesque church:
-The floor plan was in the shape of a Latin cross.
-They used a barrel vault and buttresses to strengthen the
exterior walls.
-The windows were small and there was usually a bell tower to
announce the time for payer and to use as a watchtower.
-Round arcs.
-Big pillars.
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