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The Medieval World

The Medieval World. An Overview. Social Structure. Three social classes: Clergy Nobility Peasantry Position depended upon birth. Political System: Feudalism. Feudalism offered: Security Political organization Law enforcement Justice. Economic System: Manorialism.

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The Medieval World

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  1. The Medieval World An Overview

  2. Social Structure • Three social classes: • Clergy • Nobility • Peasantry • Position depended upon birth.

  3. Political System: Feudalism • Feudalism offered: • Security • Political organization • Law enforcement • Justice

  4. Economic System: Manorialism • Agriculture was the basis for wealth. • Lands were divided into self-sufficient manors. • Barter was the usual form of exchange.

  5. Religious Life: Unity • Roman Catholicism • Church was the intermediary between God and man • Sacraments (dispensed by a priest) were necessary for salvation • Emphasis was on the afterlife

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