manors
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Manors. Manors. Manors — Lord’s Estate — Economic system of the Middle Ages—most people loved out to the countryside after the fall of the Roman Empire because of no trade. 1. Size – a few square miles/included lord’s house, church , workshops, village for serfs to live. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Manors
Manors
I. Manors—Lord’s Estate—Economic system of the Middle Ages—most people loved out to the countryside after the fall of the Roman Empire because of no trade.
1. Size – a few square miles/included lord’s house, church, workshops, village for serfs to live
2. It is a self-sufficient community!
A. They were SELF-SUFFICIENT – Able
to get along without help; independent
B. The serfs/peasants raised/produced nearly everything needed for daily life
C. Exceptions = salt, iron, millstones
1. Based on relationship between lord and serfs:
THE LORD PROVIDED TO THE SERFS:
• Housing• Rented land• Protection from his knights
THE LORD PROVIDED TO THE SERFS:
• Housing• Rented land• Protection from his knights
SERFS PROVIDED TO THE
LORD:
• Labor on Lord’s Manor • Care of animals • Maintained the Estate • Gave a portion of their own crop as rent for land
SERFS PROVIDED TO THE
LORD:
• Labor on Lord’s Manor • Care of animals • Maintained the Estate • Gave a portion of their own crop as rent for land
II. A serf’s life – was very difficult1. Taxes – paid high taxes to lord and church called tithes
A. Tithes – tax - 10% of your annual income to the church
1. Marriage – could not marry without lord’s permission
2. Clothing – it was a crime to wear clothes outside of your social class
3. Housing – 2-3 rooms in which animals lived for warmth and protection
a. Dirt floor in centerb. Families slept on piles of straw which crawled with insects
5. Hygiene – Did not bathe/change clothes – (lice/fleas)
Design Your Own Manor
Your manor must have the following:6 buildings essential for your manor
to be self-sufficient 5 elements of defense for your castle
4 crops you will grow3 types of animals you will raise
2 sources of water 1 manor name and flag
Design Your Own Manor
On the back of your Manor diagram you must answer the following questions in complete sentences (not including #1):
1. What were your five elements of defense.
2. What makes a manor self-sufficient?
3. Why did a manor have to be self sufficient?
