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MEDIEVAL AGES - Coggle Diagram
MEDIEVAL AGES
The feudal society
Middle Ages
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It's mentioned that it began with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and ended with the discovery of America in 1492.
Lords and Serfs
The feudal lords converted the inhabitants of their territory into their serfs. They were not slaves but neither did they possess anything of their own.
They had to cultivate the fields, deliver to the feudal lord the indicated quantities of grains, meat, etc.
The feudal society was hierarchical, with specific functions for each social class: the monks prayed, the lords made war and the peasants tilled the land.
Lord Feudal castles
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Generally, castles were built with water moats around them which remained full of water as a defense mechanism.
To access the castle there was an elevated bridge and in case of an attack the serfs and their families would take refuge in the castle.
Monks and Cathedrals
In the monasteries they became places of study and diffusion of practices of agriculture, horticulture, and livestock.
Next to it, beautiful cathedrals were built in the Romantic style and then, in the Gothic style. Benito began to form these monasteries, that is why the monks were called Benedectine
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