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Manors

Manors. Manors. 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.

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Manors

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  1. Manors

  2. Manors

  3. Manors—Lord’sEstate—Economic system of the Middle Ages—most people loved out to the countryside after the fall of the Roman Empire because of no trade.

  4. 1. Size – a few square miles/included lord’s house, church, workshops, village for serfs to live

  5. 2. It is a self-sufficient community!

  6. A. They were SELF-SUFFICIENT – Able to get along without help; independent

  7. B. The serfs/peasants raised/produced nearly everything needed for daily life

  8. C. Exceptions = salt, iron, millstones

  9. Based on relationship between lord and serfs: 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

  10. A serf’s life – was very difficult1. Taxes – paid high taxes to lord and church called tithes

  11. A. Tithes – tax - 10% of your annual income to the church

  12. 1. Marriage – could not marry without lord’s permission

  13. 2. Clothing – it was a crime to wear clothes outside of your social class

  14. 3. Housing – 2-3 rooms in which animals lived for warmth and protection

  15. a. Dirt floor in centerb. Families slept on piles of straw which crawled with insects

  16. 5. Hygiene – Did not bathe/change clothes – (lice/fleas)

  17. 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 grow 3 types of animals you will raise 2 sources of water 1 manor name and flag

  18. Design Your Own Manor On the back of your Manor diagram you must answer the following questions in complete sentences (not including #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?

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