The biggest influence on social life was religion, particularly the Catholic Church. The people of medieval Europe were very religious and most aspects of their lives reflected their beliefs. Politically, most European nation-states were established under an emperor or monarch. This paved the way for feudalism, a merit based system which determines the benefits one has that are earned by contributions to the country. The slave trade was a big factor for the medieval European economy. The imperialist superpowers like England and France saw slave trade as an opportunity for cheap or free labor.
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Churches are illustrative of the innovative architecture of medieval Europe.
Manorialism is a system of social relations between seigneurs or lords and their dependent farm laborers, serfs, in the Middle Ages. Manorialism is also known as the Manorial System. The political, economic, and social system is what the peasants of medieval Europe were made dependent on their land derived from the word "manor".
Feudalism
Totalitarian regimes were taking over in several nations
World War I changed the alliance system in Europe and had grave mental, economic, and political consequences for Germany that contributed to Hitler's rise to power.