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Feudalism
Manor System
Medieval Society
Kings and Queens
Rulers
Nobility
Lords and Knights
Controlled the land
Clergy
Church officials
Peasants
Majority of the
population
Worked the land and
served the nobles
Feudalism
Political and social system based on the
granting of land in exchange for loyalty,
military assistance, and other services
Feudalism
Developed
as a result
of frequent
invasions in
western
Europe
Kings and
nobles
needed a
way to
protect
their lands
Feudalism
Lords divided their
lands into estates
called fiefs
Fiefs (land) given to
vassals
A person granted
land in return for
loyalty or military
service
Feudalism
Knights
Mounted warriors who
protected lords lands
Given land for their
services
Chivalry
Code of ethics followed
by knights
Honesty, fairness in
battle, loyal, proper
treatment of women
Feudal Obligations
Provide military service
Remain loyal and faithful
Give money on special
occasions
Give Land
Protect from attack
Resolve disputes between
knights
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
POWERFUL
NOBLES
LAND AND
PROTECTION
LOYALTY AND
MILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
LAND
POWERFUL
NOBLES
LAND AND
PROTECTION
LOYALTY AND
MILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
Closure
Explain why feudalism developed in
western Europe.
What was a knights obligation to the lord?
What was the lords obligation to the
knight?
Manorial System
An economic
system in the
Middle Ages that
was built around
large estates
called manors
Included a village
and the land
surrounding it
Manorial System
Manors were self sufficient
Manorial System
Serfs
Peasants who lived and
worked on the lords
manor
Were not allowed to
leave the manor or marry
without the lords
permission
Were allowed to farm on
the manor in return for
work
Lords were required to
protect the serfs
Manorial System
The life of a serf was
harsh
Worked long hours
few lived past 35
years old
Based on heredity
You were a serf if you
parents were
Manorial System
The Harshness of Manor Life
Peasants pay taxes to use mill
and bakery; pay a tithe to priest
Manorial System
Freemen
skilled workers who
paid rent to nobles
and could leave the
manor
Ex. Blacksmith and
millers
Manorial System
Lets see how much you remember!
Closure
What was the Manorial System
How were manors self sufficient?
Explain why feudalism developed in
western Europe.