What decreased Feudalism?
Growth of Trade effected the decrease of Feudalism. With so many people gone on trades serfs were more able to escape the land they lived on.
The Hundred Years War effected the decrease of Feudalism. So many Nobles and Knights were gone to fight leaving no one on the land to watch over the serfs and all the serfs left.
Bubonic Plague effected the decrease of feudalism. The Plague caused so many deaths leaving no one to work and farm the land and no one to rule over the land.
Kings and newly centralized power decreased the use of feudalism. With all the power centrally located those on the outskirts of town are able to roam freely an do whatever they want allowing serfs, again, to escape the land.
The Hundred Years War effected the decrease of Feudalism. So many Nobles and Knights were gone to fight leaving no one on the land to watch over the serfs and all the serfs left.
Bubonic Plague effected the decrease of feudalism. The Plague caused so many deaths leaving no one to work and farm the land and no one to rule over the land.
Kings and newly centralized power decreased the use of feudalism. With all the power centrally located those on the outskirts of town are able to roam freely an do whatever they want allowing serfs, again, to escape the land.
Diary entry from the Bubonic Plague Era.Dear Diary,
I live in a small town near the pope in Rome. All I see is the streets of my little town, Francisca, covered in dead bodies. Those who have not yet been affected mourning for those lost. I see people running to get back into their houses trying to avoid the airborne disease. My whole family is gone. It was my dad first, then my brothers, and finally my mom. They first suffered from a fever and weakness. Then these bobaes appeared on their skin. They were large like a cotton puff size and were blue or purple. I tried to pop them and puss came out, oozing. The doctor used leaches but it didn't help. He did bloodletting to, trying to rid their bodies of the disease germs. Didn't work. Everyone died. I'm saddened and scared, afraid for my own life. After the disease killed people the pope floated them down the river. Now that its all over, or we hope, everyone is trying to rebuild the towns and population that was heavily effected. Sincerely, Julie Anne Rose Fopellton. |
The Barter SystemPowerful Lords and Nobles brought peace and stability to communities during trade because they did not spend any money to trade but used very plentiful goods instead.
Problems1. There is limited capital gain because no one is really trading using money. Everyone is using their own plentiful goods to trade for what they need.
2. Determining value is complicated because you have no idea what it cost to make a product and its real value. 3. Some items you may need are not easily divisible like gold, stone, and other solid items. You may get more or less then you need depending on how much you need or want. 4. Finding th right person can be hard. You don't want to barter with criminals or someone who is a cheap scape. Bartering with someone who is cheap can lead you to not getting exactly what you ask for or something completely different. i.e. you want gold and they give u a rock painted gold. |