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LIFE in the MIDDLE AGES
Socio-Economic and Cultural System
The Development of Medieval Europe
Life in the Middle Ages
• Socio-political structure FEUDALISM– Determines who has power and authority• NOBLES, CLERGY
• Economic arrangement MANORIALISM– Determines who produces food, other goods• PEASANTS
FEUDALISM
MANORIALISM
Pietracamela, Abruzo, Italy St. Thomas Aquinas
Medieval KingsMedieval Knights
Feudalism• What is it?– A system of land ownership and tenure– Political-economic basis was land
• When did it develop?– 5th-17th century, but only fully developed in Europe
from the 11th-14th century• How did it develop?– Nobles started forming alliances with each other to
help protect themselves and their property• Who are involved?– 2 nobles (a lord and a vassal)
Lord-Vassal Relationship
LORD
VASSAL
Land(Fief)
Loyalty(Fealty)
Lord-Vassal Relationship
LORD A
VASSAL XLORD B
LORD C
LORD D
VASSAL W
VASSAL Y
VASSAL Z
Noble K
Manorialism
• What is it?– A system of land
ownership and cultivation, where peasants tend the lands of the lord in return for housing and protection
– Largely self-contained & self-reliant
Manorialism
• What is a manor?– The term manor
refers to the manor-house, farm land and surrounding woods that the lord owns
• Who are involved?– A lord and the
peasants living in the manor
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England
Lord-Serf Relationship
LORD
Serf
Housing, Farm Land, Protection
Service, Fees, Fines
Education
• UNIVERSITIES– In the 12th-13th
centuries, Cathedral-schools meant to train the clergy grew into universities
– Curriculum focused on philosophy & theology, plus 7 liberal arts
Medieval Classroom
Education
– Early universities were found in Paris, 2 in England, 2 in Italy (Bologna, Salerno)
– In 1231, the Pope signed the Magna Carta of Universities (gave universities the right to govern themselves)
University of Paris Medieval Classroom
Tabula Peutingeriana (1265) Map
Britain, Belgium, France, Algeria Southern Germany, Switzerland, Northern Italy
Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia Parts of Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Tunisia
Education, Art & LiteratureAdvancements in Agriculture
Surplus Production
Division of Labor
Growth of Commerce
Rebirth of Towns
Revival of Focus on Education
Birth of Universities
Growth of Book-Based Industry
Change of Focus of Art
WindmillWaterwheel
Horse CollarHorse-drawn Plow
Horseshoe