Part Two: Understanding Colonialism

September 2020
- Sep 11, 2020 #6 Understanding Colonialism: Globalisation from 1492
- Sep 18, 2020 #7 Understanding Colonialism: The Destruction of the European Feudal System
- Sep 25, 2020 #8 Understanding Colonialism: The Key Role of Slavery from 1492 to 1875
October 2020
- Oct 2, 2020 #9 Understanding Colonialism: The New Globalisation: The Age of Monopoly Global Companies
- Oct 9, 2020 #10 Understanding Colonialism: The Early Monopoly Companies and Colonisation
- Oct 16, 2020 #11 Understanding Colonialism: Competitive Colonialism & Defending Colonies
- Oct 23, 2020 #12 Understanding Colonialism: Invasion, Settlement, Slaves and Colonisation
- Oct 30, 2020 #13 Understanding Colonialism: Slaves and Settler Societies
November 2020
- Nov 6, 2020 #14 Understanding Colonialism: The Age of Nationalism and Racism
- Nov 13, 2020 #15 Understanding Colonialism: Race, Nation and Religion
- Nov 20, 2020 #16 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part I
- Nov 27, 2020 #17 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part II
December 2020
- Dec 4, 2020 #18 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part III
- Dec 11, 2020 #19 Understanding Colonialism: Indian Colonialism: A Special Case from 1600 to 1914
- Dec 18, 2020 #20 Understanding Colonialism: Russian Colonisation: Another Special Case
- Dec 23, 2020 #21 Understanding Colonialism: The Invasion of China
January 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 #22 Understanding Colonialism: Africa (Part I)
- Jan 8, 2021 #22 Understanding Colonialism: Africa (Part II)
- Jan 15, 2021 #23 Understanding Colonialism: Settler and non-Settler Colonies

Dr. Roger van Zwanenberg 9/18/20 Dr. Roger van Zwanenberg 9/18/20

#7 Understanding Colonialism: The Destruction of the European Feudal System

Feudalism and the Christian church had been deeply integrated with one another in the 15th and 16th centuries, providing the governance and framework for social, political, economic and religious aspects of life for all Europeans. This was the system that made sense of people’s lives, providing rules that covered everything from marriage to people’s rights to land, even on how to understand the universe. This system also covered political power: the divine rights of monarchs, and the duties of nobles towards their people.