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Question: Were feudal manors self-sufficient?. Manorial Divisions. THE KING ’ S LAND. King gives land grants (fiefs) to Lords. Fiefs for Upper Lords. Fiefs for Upper Lords. Fiefs for Upper Lords. Fiefs for Upper Lords. Upper Lords gives fiefs to Lower Lords. Upper Lords.
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Manorial Divisions THE KING’S LAND
King gives land grants (fiefs) to Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords
Upper Lords gives fiefs to Lower Lords Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Upper Lords Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords
Lower Lords give fiefs to Knights Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Upper Lords Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K
Knights give fiefs to Peasants Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Fiefs for Upper Lords Lesser Lords Lesser Lords Upper Lords Upper Lords Lesser Lords P P P P P P P P Lesser Lords P P P P P P P P K K K K K K P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P K K K K K K P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Lesser Lords Lesser Lords P P P P P P P K K K P P P K K K P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P K P K K P P P P K P K K P P P P P P P P P P P P
Manorial Divisions THE KING’S LAND
Land divided amongst the people Upper Lords Upper Lords P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Upper Lords Upper Lords P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
The Feudal Manor Manor- the Lord’s estate, a unit of land where the Lord lives including the peasant village and surrounding land Self-sufficient- Capable of providing for one’s own needs Think about the basic needs of people living on a feudal manor. Working in groups of two or three, come up with a list of what a manor would need to have/provide in order to be completely self-sufficient.
Life of Peasants/Serfs • Most worked as farmers • Men women children all worked, simple tools • Lived in one-room huts with dirt floors • Ate mostly grain, almost never ate meat • Disease was common • Most did not live past 40
Village Church Central to medieval life Birth, Marriage, Death all connected to the church Run by Parish Priest Christians required to pay a tithe (tenth of their income) to support the local church