Feudal Hierarchy Simulator

An examination of the period between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Renaissance, focusing on the social, religious, and political structures of Medieval Europe. Feudal Hierarchy Simulator turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

An examination of the period between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Renaissance, focusing on the social, religious, and political structures of Medieval Europe. It focuses on Feudalism, Manorialism, The Crusades, The Catholic Church, The Black Death from the “The Middle Ages” section.

The “Sub-infeudation Depth: 3”, “Vassals per Lord: 2”, “Complexity (Conflict):” sliders change the key inputs; the “Inject Circular Dependency” button run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

Western Civilization I provides a comprehensive survey of the historical development of Western society from prehistory through the mid-17th century. The course examines the foundations of Western culture in the Ancient… This demo is the interactive piece for the “The Middle Ages” section. Open the full Western Civilization I course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/western-civilization-i-fa5b625d-1434-48e1-adb1-266352f23857 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Feudalism, Manorialism, The Crusades, The Catholic Church, The Black Death — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Western Civilization I alone.