Question

Answer all questions given under the heading

Feudalism

1. Who was the head of the feudal regime?
2. What is meant by fief?
3. Who formed the socio-political structure?
4. What was the role played by the merchants and artisans?

Answer 1

1. The king was at the head of the feudal regime.
2. The fief was a piece of land given to someone by their lord, to whom they had a duty to provide particular services in return.
3. The Bishops, Abbots and Cardinals, and the Church came under this socio-political structure.
4. The merchants and artisans formed guilds and groups. In course of time, they became wealthy enough to defy even the nobles and the kings. This development led to the end of the feudal system.