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Feudalism by Mind Map: Feudalism

1. King

1.1. Enviroment

1.1.1. luxurious and more comfortable

1.2. Responsibilities/Duties

1.2.1. To make decisions that will benefit his people

1.3. Rights

2. Noble

2.1. Enviroment

2.1.1. appointed wise stewards who would watch his estate, collect direct and indirect taxes as well as all the other rents

2.2. Responsibilities/Duties

2.2.1. To influence all aspects of medieval politics, economics, religion and cluture

2.2.2. Protect weak and the poor

2.3. Rights

2.3.1. Free in his person and in his possessions, only limitation was military obligation to his lord

2.3.2. he could raise troops and command them in the field, held his own courts of justice and could coined his own money. (Also falls under responsibility)

3. Knights

3.1. Enviroment

3.2. Responsibilities/Duties

3.2.1. Protect weak and the poor

3.3. Rights

4. Peasants/Serfs

4.1. Enviroment

4.1.1. Large with many long strips, forests and meadows

4.1.2. Depended on how well they attended the lord's land

4.2. Responsibilities/Duties

4.2.1. To preform labor services for his lord

4.2.2. Give a certain portion of their grain to the lord

4.2.3. To work and work and raise their children to work when they are old enough

4.3. Rights

4.3.1. Subject to the will of the lord

4.3.2. Unable to leave where they were born

4.3.3. Development of money made it so more serfs could rent his land from the lord for a certain period of time

4.3.4. After time, serfs would no longer owed their lords a labor obligation, but with various direct and indirect taxes on almost every task on the medieval manor

5. Clergy

5.1. Enviroment

5.2. Responsibilities/Duties

5.2.1. administer the necessary sacraments with regularity consistency

5.2.2. absolve men and women for their sins

5.2.3. spiritual guidance of the people

5.3. Rights