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Manorialism

Manorialism. Emma McGirl , Lily Gold-Parker. The Manor: An Economic System. The Manor was the Lord’s estate One or more village Lord lived in the manor house Most population was Peasants Peasants were known as serfs Lack of trade led to Manorialism. Lords and Peasants.

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Manorialism

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  1. Manorialism Emma McGirl, Lily Gold-Parker

  2. The Manor: An Economic System • The Manor was the Lord’s estate • One or more village • Lord lived in the manor house • Most population was Peasants • Peasants were known as serfs • Lack of trade led to Manorialism

  3. Lords and Peasants • Mutual Rights and Obligations • farmed the Lord’s land • had little use of money • guaranteed housing, food and land • cannot be forced off the manor

  4. The Manor: Layout • Manor house • Huts/ Cottages • A church • A mill • Fields • Forests and Wastelands • Pasture

  5. A Self-Sufficient world • Produced everything needed • No schooling • Never left far from the village • No information of the outside world

  6. Peasant Life: Harsh Life • Few rights • Worked long hours • Children had small jobs • Hunger was common • Rarely lived past 35 • Diseases

  7. Peasant Life: Diet • Black Bread • Vegetables such as Cabbage, turnips and onions • Rarely ate meat • Fisherman ate fish • If they poached there were harsh consequences

  8. Peasant Life: Celebrations • Rarely celebrated • Week off for Christmas and Easter • Feasts held • Dancing • Rough Sports including: Wrestling and Ball games

  9. Rights of the Lord • Charged fees to use the mill, and the oven • Claim taxes • Had judicial power • Could claim peasant’s land • Required to provide protection

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