Feudalism

**Feudalism**


Medival Feudalism can mean different things to different people. Feudalism started by the agreements between lords and their vassals. The influence to its development is by local lords who sought loyal and dependable followers. Feudalism operated on two levels. The first level of Feudalism also known as the local level was agreements between the lords and their people in service. The second level of Feudalism also known as the Kingdom level defined the relationship between the kings and the powerful lords of his kingdom.

There are different terms that come along with the term "Feudalism" also.The term "Feudal System" was invented in the 16th and 17th century. And, the term "Feudalism", came from some German Political writers in the 19th century. The idea of Feudalism is to describe the arrangements between lords and their people. A "Social Contract" described the relationship between the ruled and the rulers in the 17th century.

Works Cited
 * Feudalism. Classroom Clipart, 12 May 2010. Web. 6 Apr. 2010. .
 * “Feudalism.” Medieval World. Ed. Sally MacEachern. Vol. 3. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2001. 64-68. Print.
 * “Feudalism.” The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 94-97. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.

J.G.