the dominant political system in the middle ages was known as.?

Question

ancient and medieval history

Answer 1

Monarchy.

Answer 2

Feudalism. Today, we think of economics and politics being separate things, but back then they were intertwined. The monarch's job was not only to protect the nation, but to keep the various dukes, earls, etc. within the nation from attacking each other... which they all were inclined to do to amass more power. Each step in the feudal ladder was bound to protect those beneath them, and in turn, for protection, the lowest rung of hte ladder (serfs) pledged to support thier local earl. I could go on, but that's the basic gist of it. For people who couldn't effectively travel more than 10 miles from home during thier LIVES, it wasn't a bad system...


The monarch had just as much responsibility for keeping his people protected and fed as the people had to support the monarch. Also, it was a tiered system with Dukes and all that lot forming the middle tiers.

Answer 3

In Europe it was Feudalism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuedal_Age

It was based on service owed to those of a higher station, and that the King or Queen was the supreme ruler. The king owned all the land in the kingdom; he just lent it to his lords, who lent it to their peasants. A peasant owed service to his lord. He had to provide part of his harvest as payment, and this part came BEFORE the peasant could feed his family. The male head of the family might also owe military service as a soldier. The lord owes fealty (feudal service and supplies) to his lord and so on until a major lord owed service to the King or Queen.

When the ruler had to go to war, they would raise an army. Those in the feudal system would owe service so they would have to join the army. A knight would call in his people to serve his lord, say a duke, who would then call in the service of all his nights, and their people, to form part of the army. The ruler would call all his dukes and other leaders together to form his complete army. They would then follow the ruler and fight for the season. Only a few months each year were owed to the ruler for military service so they never had large standing armies. Which was good since they couldn't afford to feed them. They didn't have to be paid since they owed the ruler this service for his/her permission to live and work on the king or queen's land.

The feudal system was tied to the land. So peasants had to be let go to plant the crops and harvest them. Normally it was too wet, cold and muddy, to fight during the winter. Therefore the season for war started after the crops were planted (spring), and went on until the fall when the crops were harvested. The value of a man was tied to how much land he owned (in the name of the king) and how many peasants worked that land for him.

The Black Plague spelled the end for the feudal system. As the population dropped the service of a man, even a peasant, wasn't something you could just expect. You had to pay for his work. Since it was expensive to hire a lot of peasants to work for you skilled craftsmen were in demand. This gave rise to the middle class. It liberated the peasants (at least some), and gave rise to the Renaissance.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Feudalism? Maybe that's just the economic system.

Answer 6

the norse lands had an elected monarchy ...example olaf wants to be king.. he takes 300 soliders to all the villages and says vote for me for king....villagers look around ...only 100 villagers olaf has 300 armed men with chain mail shirts...."we vote olaf king" all the villagers say

Answer 7

the roman cathilic church,as then like now they were all powerfull.

Answer 8

feudalism

Answer 9

feudalism