who constituted the first order ? enumerate the distinctive features of this order .
8 marks question
The first order in European feudalism during the middle ages were the clergy. Some distinctive features of this order were
1. The clergy was organized in a hierarchical manner with the pope at the top.
2. All members of the clergy had allegiance to the Roman Catholic church.
3. In the hierarchy of the clergy, the pope was followed by archbishops, bishops and various other provincial and local level priests.
4. Certain members of the clergy also lived in monasteries. Their main function was to spread the Roman catholic religion.
5. The clergy received its income in the form of tithe, which was a tax in which peasants had to give one tenth of their produce to the church.
1. The clergy was organized in a hierarchical manner with the pope at the top.
2. All members of the clergy had allegiance to the Roman Catholic church.
3. In the hierarchy of the clergy, the pope was followed by archbishops, bishops and various other provincial and local level priests.
4. Certain members of the clergy also lived in monasteries. Their main function was to spread the Roman catholic religion.
5. The clergy received its income in the form of tithe, which was a tax in which peasants had to give one tenth of their produce to the church.