End of Feudalism

Feudalism was based on two main concepts. One was the divine right to rule, where everyone believed that the leader ruled “in the power of God.” Therefore if someone went against them, then he or she was committing blasphemy and should be put to death. The second concept, known as absolutism, meant that there were no appeals for arguments with the leaders or their decisions. When these concepts began to be questioned and even proven wrong feudalism began to fail.

Feudalism ended for many reasons, many of them relating to a change in economy. In order for feudalism to succeed

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With the birth of new ideas, new human behaviors, and new ways of thinking people allowed themselves to question religion and teachings, which at this time were unthinkable. Many things aided commerce in its rise, such as religion. The Renaissance brought freethinking and an entirely new approach to life in Europe. it needed to be in a strictly agricultural society. This new approach would lead Europe into the modern world. Also adding to its demise was the hundred years was, famine, and the Black Death. The cathedrals encouraged people, who would not normally leave their home villages, to venture out on pilgrimages. This idea put an end to the basis of feudalism, absolutism, and the divine right to rule, which both relied upon the concept of human evil and their inability to govern. While on these journeys people had to spend money. This trading encouraged small villages to trade with one another. From this created cities around the cathedrals. Eventually people were traveling often and constantly interacting with other villages. Under these conditions there was no economic reason for feudalism to continue. This raised the idea of regionalism and eventually nationalism.

The order that replaced feudalism was known as the Renaissance.

Common topics in this essay:
Europe Feudalism, Reformation Renaissance, Renaissance Renaissance, Black Death, Medieval Europe, Mongol Empire, Catholic Church, divine rule, feudalism system,

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