At the fall of Roman Empire, was the beginning of the Middle Ages in which the fuedal system was used. Feudalism was a political system in which nobles are granted the use of land that legally belongs to their kings in exchange for their loyalty, military services and protection of the people who were on the land. After the fall of rome there was a great decline in trade through out europe. The christian church …showed first 75 words of 606 total…

…showed last 75 words of 606 total…culture upkept was the Monasteries that copied books. The Church owned the majority of land in Europe which was upkept by the serfs living in that monistarey (shown in document two). During the Crusades (1095-1300) Europe was pollitically divided. but the Church was unified. The Crusades impacted Europe in many ways by increasing trade and exploration, interest grew in the acient world and helped start a new era of learning where fuedalism was dying out.