Georgian Court University

Pyramid of Power in Medieval Times Worksheet

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Fit the following roles into the appropriate place on the "Pyramid of Power" for a Feudal Kingdom in Medieval Europe:

Vassals, Peasants, Merchants,  Serfs   Monarch, Farmers, Nobles , Pope / Church, Craftsmen, Knights


What do you note about the numbers of people present at each level on the pyramid?  Which levels had the most people?  Which had the fewest?

 

 

Who on the Pyramid had the most power over their own lives and those of others?