Manorialism is one key concept of the Middle Ages. It is a system in which serfs are tied to the land of a lord. It is a system of mutual obligation in which the lord provides the serf with a place to live, fields to farm, and protection. In exchange, the serf provides the lord with labor and a share of the crops that are grown.
A second concept of the Middle Ages is feudalism, in which the king provides land, a fief, to a vassal in exchange for obedience and military support. To do this, the vassal pledged homage and fealty to the king. The vassals of the highest levels of the nobility could provide for lower levels of people in the same way, through a process called subinfeudation. This produced the feudal pyramid, with the kings at the top, various ranks of the nobility at various levels, and the serfs at the bottom.
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One was the establishment of Germanic kingdoms from the tribal groups that invaded the territory of the West Roman Empire. These kingdoms included the Kingdoms of the Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Burgundians, Franks, Angles, Saxons, and Lombards, along with others.
Another was the establishment of Islam and the subsequent wars in which Muslims conquered the Middle East, Persia, North Africa, Spain, and parts of Asia Minor.
Others were Viking raids, beginnings of Christian reconquest of Spain, the beginnings of feudalism, development of castles, and development of new systems of agriculture.
During the Middle Ages, there were advancements in agriculture, trade, and technology, leading to the growth of cities and the establishment of universities. In contrast, the Dark Ages were marked by a decline in centralized authority, limited cultural achievements, and a focus on survival rather than progress.
During the Dark Ages, there was a decline in societal development and cultural advancements due to the fall of the Roman Empire and widespread instability. In contrast, the Middle Ages saw a revival of learning, art, and architecture, as well as the development of feudalism and the rise of universities and cathedrals.
Chaotic, would be the word I would choose. There are a lot of key words I might use to describe the emergence of the Early Middle Ages. The Early Middle Ages began when the West was well into a time of decline. Literacy had begun to decline in the third century. The power of the central government, which was nearly gone in the third century, had been reestablished in the fourth, only to be lost to foreign invaders in the fifth. Art, of course, had gone the way of literacy. Western Europe had been carved up into half a dozen emerging kingdoms. The East Roman Empire survived this, but if it was not chaotic, then it was at least under the threat of chaos while the Middle Ages were beginning.
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