The Middle Ages

FeudalismAnd

Manorialism

Feudalism Rises• A system of

landholding and governing

• It was based on an exchange of protection for other services

lords

Feudal System

Lords giveknights/vassalsland (fief) inexchange forthe knights’promiseto defend the lord and his land

Feudal Pyramid

• Turn to page 324 in the text book

Feudal Society• Rigid (strict) class structure

Fief Land given to a Vassal from a Lord

Vassal The person receiving the fief

Serf Peasants who work the land

Manors• The manor is the lord’s estate

• The manor system is an economic arrangement that is self-sufficient

Manors• Lord provides housing, strips of

farmland, and protection from bandits

• In return, serfs tend the lands, cared for his animals, and maintained the estate/manor

Life on the Manor• Rarely traveled more than 25 miles from

the manor• Generally 15-30 families lived in the

village on a manor• Everything needed such as food, clothes,

fuel, lumber and leather goods were produced on the manor

• Only outside purchases were salt, iron and unusual objects

Turn to page 366 in the text book

Castles

Castles were originally of wood Later they were made of stone

Parts of the Castle

Siege Weapons

Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/images/rainbow.jpg• Slide 2 – http://scrapbookingtolearn.com/images/maxpages/MidAges3pgkage.jpg• Slide 3 – http://beeradvocate.com/im/articles/668-1.jpg• Slide 4 – http://www.writespirit.net/image/unknown/christ• Slide 5 – http://pow.reonline.org.uk/images/pic_christianity.jpg• Slide 6 – http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/images/jerusalem/monastery-of-

cross/monastery-of-the-cross-cc-heatkernel.jpg• Slide 7 – http://www.atpm.com/7.09/israel/images/st-george-monastery.jpg• Slide 8 – http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/15/97/23359715.jpg• Slide 9 – http://www.atlastours.net/holyland/mar_saba_monastery.jpg• Slide 10 – http://stgregory.all-catholic.net/gregory2.jpg• Slide 12 – http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/4e/250px-

Charlemagne-by-Durer.jpg• Slide 13 – http://www.nndb.com/people/180/000085922/charlemagne-1-sized.jpg• Slide 14 – http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/images/gazxs42a.jpg• Slide 16 – http://home.exetel.com.au/manxman/vikings/CoolPrintVikingShip.jpg• Slide 17 – http://www.geocities.com/richard_holmes/images/bodiam.jpg• Slide 18 – http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/ca/250px-

Rolandfealty.jpg• Slide 19 – http://media.allrefer.com/s4/l/p0013046-feudalism.gif

Pictures Cited

• Slide 20 – http://tayci.tripod.com/cstleclif.jpg• Slide 22 – http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/images/Europe/factfile/415px-

Burg_Eltz_1.jpg• Slide 23 –

http://www.medieval-castles.org/pictures/pictures/gigantic_castle.jpg• Slide 25 – http://home.att.net/~karen.crisafulli/CarewCastle.jpeg