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I can describe the development of feudalism and manorialism during the Middle Ages
SPI 7.33 Describe the development of feudalism and manorialism, its role in the medieval European economy, and the way in which it was influenced by physical geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns)
Learning Target & Standard
Invaders threatened the popula0on of Western Europe. • Magyars (Hungarians) invaded from the area around modern-‐day
Hungary. They raided into Germany, Italy, and other parts of Western Europe.
• Muslim invaders came from the South. They conquered the Iberian Peninsula and the island of Sicily.
• Vikings were the greatest and boldest of the invaders. They originated in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Vikings were ruthless and they targeted monasteries, farms and villages. They chose these targets because they were usually poorly defended.
Describe the Vikings invasion routes.
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• Kings were powerless against these invaders. • The invaders were swiR and the kings could not mount a defense before the invaders had come and gone.
• As a result, the responsibility for protecTon fell to local lords. These lords promised to protect the people and their homes in their area .
• In return the people pledged their service and loyalty to this lord.
• This system of loyalty and protecTon became known as feudalism.
King – provides money, recruits army on demand, grants land to his lords.
Lords and Vassals – protect the king and manage the territory.
Knights – protect both the King and lords. Peasants and Serfs –work the land.
Feudal M&M’s • You’ve each drawn a card to let you know what role you’ll be playing in the simulaTon.
• Each of you belongs to 1 of 2 realms (A or B) with a king over all
• Each member of the realm will receive baggie containing 10 M&M’s (the candy represents the harvest reaped in a parTcular year by the peasants.
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• Peasants were paying for their protecTon with their crops…
• Vassals confiscate 6 M&M’s from EACH peasant! • From each peasant’s payment, the vassal is to give 7 to his lord, the noble.
• From each vassal’s payment of fidelity (loyalty), the noble is to give 15 candies to the king.
How feudalism works…the Simulation
Discussion
• In the early medieval period, the rights of man were not a major concern; survival was.
• What is the distribuTon of M&M’s?? 1. What need would the nobles and king have
for all that food and material? 2. What choice did the peasants have? 3. Why did feudalism work?
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Discussion cont…
• The fact is that a meager subsistence by the peasants was preferable to being ravaged by marauding bands of outlaws and armies.
• You are now permided to keep and consume your allotment of M&M’s – this is an accurate portrayal of the disparity of wealth and power that existed during feudalism.
• The manor system was where the majority of people lived during the Middle Ages.
• Since much of Europe was devastated by war, powerful lords and ladies built forTfied castles where they could live, along with their respecTve staff. These massive plots of land became known as manors.
• A manor was self-‐sufficient, meaning that everything needed to survive could be located on the property.
• For example, manors had housing for all the people who worked for the lord and lady, food sources, water sources, and specialty shops. Please look at the following diagram, which depicts a typical medieval manor (next slide).
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1. Why do you think most manors were located along a river or stream?
2. Which social group had the best housing?
3. Which social group had the worst housing?
4. Which social group needed to leave the manor on a regular basis?
1. Read the arKcle about feudalism and manorialism.
2. Answer the 10 quesKons aPer reading the arKcle.
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