7 Feudalism and the National Past

Feudalism in Medieval Europe feudalism Feudalism was the system in 10th-13th century European medieval societies where a social hierarchy was established based on local feudalism working definition of feudalism as primarily a method of government, not an economic or a social system, though this method of govern- ment obviously

feudalism Feudalism was the natural response to the greatest political need of the Dark Ages: security Since there was no central government capable of providing