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What is a lord in European history?
During Europe's feudal era the land was rationed out to war veterans in return for service. These veterans were referred to as lords or vassals and generally presided over a large stretch of land on which many pseudo-slaves called serfs worked.
Freeing the serfs did what for the Russians?
In practical effects, it did nothing. Serfs were bound to the land that they worked. When Tsar Alexander II issued the Emancipation Manifesto it freed the serfs but created economic conditions that made it impractical to leave. The Russian government took land from the owners but paid them for it. Then the serfs were required to repay the government with what were called "redemption payments." Typically, redemption took about 49 years. Serfs were free to leave but if they did leave they had no land to work. Many left for the cities to work in factories instead. If former serfs wanted to own their own farms, they had to pay the redemption payments first.
What did the lord provide for the serfs?
Most serfs worked on manors as farmers. Serfs also worked at other jobs as well, including nearly all unskilled labor. This included forestry, mining, providing labor for building castles and roads, carting, river transportation, and so on. Some serfs were manorial officers who organized the labors of other serfs and the land they were assigned to work on. There were serfs who worked at other specialized tasks, including blacksmithing, baking, weaving, spinning, simple carpentry, and making pottery. Many of these people became skilled enough to establish themselves as independent craftsmen.
Who paid the taxes in the feudal system serfs or peasants?
In the feudal system, it was primarily the peasants, including serfs, who paid taxes. Serfs were bound to the land and worked for the lord in exchange for protection and the right to work a portion of the land for their own sustenance. They often paid taxes in the form of labor, goods, or a portion of their harvest, while free peasants, who had more rights, also contributed through similar means. Ultimately, the economic burden of taxation fell heavily on those who worked the land.
What duties did a lord of a manor and his serfs owe one another?
Serfs were required to work the lord's land for food, as well as taxes and manor labor. The lord was a general governor of his people, set to protect the serfs and settle disputes between them.
What did the vassals give the serfs?
the vassals would give protection to the serfs and also protect the land
Explain the difference between vassals and serfs?
Vassals are nobles in medieval society who swore loyalty to a lord in return for land and serfs were peasant laborers.
How do you explain the difference between the vassals and serfs?
Explain the difference between the vassals and the serfs
What is the difference between the vassals and the serfs?
the vassals are the kings slaves and the serfs are like a nun and monks
Why was land the most important gift a lord could give a vassal?
Lords granted lands to vassals because they had a lot of land and needed men to fight in their armies. They also couldn't manage their land alone. As a solution, a lord would give land to vassals in exchange for the vassals agreeing to fight in his army. The vassals would have peasants and serfs work their land.
Feudalisms religious concept of hierarchy featured?
a caste system of overlords, vassals, and serfs
How was wealth determined in Medieval Europe?
The Feudal System which provided wealth and land to vassals, jobs for knights, and work for serfs.
Why did the serfs work on the lands for the vassals?
The serfs were near the bottom of the food chain in the Feudal System.The vassals either served the King , or a local Lord. Some people who chose to remain free risked starvation and no protection from marauders if they rejected serfdom.
In what order are serfs vassals and tenants ranked under a king in the feudal system?
At the very bottom. They had no freedom and no one below them.
What responsibilities did lords have in the fuedal system?
Lords and vassals were granted land plots in exchange for offering services to protect the king. The serfs worked this land for the lords in exchange for their own protection. Therefore, the primary purpose of a lord was to master the art of war.
In the feudal system who did nobles grant the use of farmlands to?
Vassals
Who do vassals have power over?
Vassals were loyal to the person(s) above them. Therefore a king may have a vassal who may have other vassals loyal to him. A vassal has power over his serfs, or his vassals. Also the vassals have power over the peasents.
