Post on 13-Jan-2016
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?