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Manorialism
Manor - lord’s estate included one or more villages.
Usually included a church. Serfs - peasants who worked the land.Manorialism represented the economic part
of feudalism.All aspects of life were centered on the lords
manor .
The Manor
This system granted the lord economic and legal power over his serfs and tenants.
His land was called his demesne or domain.This was required to support his way of life.He split the land into separate strips for the
peasants . The peasants were also allowed to use wood
from the forest, the common area, and had a house in the village.
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The middle ages were violent times.The majority of the population were peasants.Only a small number of them owned their
own land. And very few people were artisans,
blacksmiths, or crafts people. There was a desperate need for security.
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They were bound to the land and if the manor was granted to a new lord the serfs went along with the land.
Serfs had little money .Their lord protected them.Much of their produce went to the lord, but
they were given some land to farm for themselves.
Serfs
Serfs produced food, clothing, furniture, and tools.
They had to pay the lord when they inherited land from their fathers.
Even thought they were not free, they were also not slaves .
Serfs rarely ventured outside their lord’s estate and had no knowledge of the world.
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Serfs rarely lived past the age of 35.Disease was common.They had a simple diet .Rarely ate meat, which was reserved for the
lord.Serfs who illegally killed wild game on their
lords manor risked harsh punishment.If they lived by a river fish might be added
into their diet.
Peasant Life
All the members of the family and livestock slept together in their hut .
Peasants had a harsh life, working from sunup to sundown.
Everyone participated, doing different tasks. Despite their hard lives peasants also had
occasion to celebrate . They also had time off at Christmas and
Easter.
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Had judicial power.Could claim the goods of a person who died
on the lord’s land and had no direct heir. Could claim tax when property/domain
changed hands.
Lord’s Rights of the Manor
DBQ QuestionBased on this picture what is the one main job of peasants?
DBQ QuestionWhat are the three different fields?
Ellis, and Esler. ŅThe Manor: An Economic System.Ó World History. 222-224. Print.
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