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1. Feudalism
Pyramid of Power
Year 8 European Medieval History
Duffy Stirling: Teachers Pay Teachers
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2. The Feudal Pyramid of Power

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10. Appendix

11. Full Document
•This is a sample version of my Feudalism /
Manorialism PowerPoint which is available for
download at:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Duffy-Stirling
•The package includes:
–Information slides explaining how Medieval
Feudalism functioned
–A section on Manorialism
–Worksheets (.pdf and original .pptx)
•Following are sample slides from the full
PowerPoint.

12. Domesday Book
•William I commissioned a census (or stocktake) of
his ‘possessions’ so he knew how much he owned
(so he could tax everyone!)
•This is known as the ‘Domesday Book’.
•Every acre of land, forest, person and livestock in
1086 is recorded in the book.

13. The
Commoners
•Then there was
everyone else.
•In the time of
William I, the
Knights and
Lords were all
Norman French.
•With control of
land came
control of the
Anglo-Saxons
(English) who
lived there.

14. The Church
•The Catholic Church was very
powerful in Medieval England.
•The King may have been ruler of
England but he feared the Church
and the Pope.
–The King allocated 25% of available
land for Church use.
–The King was considered to be on the
throne because of ‘divine right’ – i.e.
that God put him there.
–If the King went against the wishes of
the Pope, or the rules of Catholicism,
he could be excommunicated.

15. Manor
•Each manor included
fortified manor house for
the noble family, and a
village for peasants, serfs.
•Some people were
‘freemen’ who rented land
from lord.
•Others included
landowning peasants, and
skilled workers like
blacksmiths, millers.
•The Church provided a
priest for the people’s
spiritual needs. He lived in
the Parsonnage.

16. Bibliography
and Recommended Websites
•Images by Wikipedia Commons, Geograph.org.uk and OpenClipArt.org.
•To the best of my ability I have used original and royalty free images and
information. If you believe I have broken copyright, please contact me
immediately: [email protected]
FEUDALISM INFORMATION
•Boughey. n.d.. Feudal System, Schoolhistory.co.uk [online] Available at:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/1066/FeudalSystem.pdf [Accessed:
18 Aug 2013].
•Historylearningsite.co.uk. 1900. Feudalism. [online] Available at:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/feudalism.htm [Accessed: 18 Aug 2013].
•Historylearningsite.co.uk. 2007. Medieval Farming. [online] Available at:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_farming.htm [Accessed: 18
Aug 2013].
•Middle-ages.org.uk. n.d.. Feudalism in England. [online] Available at:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudalism-in-england.htm [Accessed: 18 Aug
2013].
•Uncp.edu. 1871. Medieval Civilization: Lecture Notes. [online] Available at:
http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/lecture_mid_civ.htm [Accessed: 18 Aug 2013].

17. Australian Curriculum
This PowerPoint addresses:
Year 8 History
Overview:
•key features of the medieval world (feudalism, trade
routes, voyages of discovery, contact and conflict)
Medieval Europe Depth Study (c.590 – c.1500)
•The way of life in Medieval Europe (social, cultural,
economic and political features) and the roles and
relationships of different groups in society
(ACDSEH008)

18. Thankyou!
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© 2013, Duffy Stirling.
I am a Middle and Senior Secondary
School teacher in a rural South
Australian high school.
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