European, Japanese, and Mali Feudalism. Plus Crusades.
European Feudalism Top 10 Feudalism- This new economic and political system created three classes of people. Clergy, Nobility and Peasants called the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Estates. Rise of cities- This increased trade, markets, the building of walls for protection, and created freedom for peasants. Pope- Had great power with the ability to excommunicate people; united Europe under the power of Catholicism Castles and Cathedrals- Forced Europe to build a civilization because groups had to unite to build the large buildings. Infrastructure like roads, business, accounting, markets and cities were all built to help support the task of raising castles and cathedrals.