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?