
Land, not money, was the main source of power. There was a decline in towns as well as trade during this period. The economy in the Feudal system was village based and the villages were self sufficient. In such a system the local Lords became more powerful than the King and controlled the affairs of the society. Decline in power of the Catholic Church.įeudalism developed due to lack of a single central political authority in Western Europe as it had disintegrated into many small and big kingdoms. Books Chattrapati Shivaji Literature Dattopant Thengadi Literature Dr.Rise of Merchant classes and Absolute Monarchs (*England had Democracy and after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, there was supremacy of Parliament instead of Monarchy).Transition to a money-based economy from land-based economy of Feudalism. PDF Size : 2 Mb No of pages in this PDF : 64 As we already mentioned above, this free pdf notes is related to World History Pdf Book for upsc Click Here to Download this PDF : World History Book IAS RAS Notes Download Free Study Material and Free Pdf Notes For each and every competitive exam.Increase in the number of towns and cities.End of Feudalism in England (Feudalism ended much later in rest of Europe).The dawn of 18th Century was characterized by: Understanding of the events before 18th century is important to understand the later developments. Different Socio Economic System: Russia, India, China.Impact of World War 1 and League of Nations.Colonialism (Africa, Pacific, Central and West Asia, China) and Imperialism (Japan and US).Feudalism, Church, Change, Modern Era, Glorious Revolution.
