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Write an essay on ‘Feudalism’.

• feudalism is a new political and economic system took birth in Western Europe.


• The farmers cultivating the cultivable land were made part of feudalism.


• Feudal system was a system of land ownership based on political and economical base.


• In medieval Europe, the status of a person was based on the extent land owned by him


• Feudalism can be called as an agreement between powerful lords and weak farmer.


• The powerful men who owned the lands were called ‘Nobel’ and the people who took land from them are called ‘vassal’.


• The Nobel man has the duty of protecting the weak vassal, and the vassal in turn had to offer few services.


• Feudalism was based on mutual giving and taking.


• This system emerged in all classes, organizations and associations during medieval period.


• Unfortunately, the feature and structure of this system never got implemented uniformly.


• Feudal system has installed few new traditions like “Investiture” and “Homage”.


• In other word’s the feudal system was a exchange of specific services.


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