Take the following notes in your notebook. You must take all of the notes.

1. Take the following notes in your notebook. You must take all of the notes. • Show Mr. Von Boeckman your notes and he will stamp the notes. • Then create a bubble map in Popplet and either turn in in Edmodoor e-mail it me.

2. Post Classical civilizations: Feudal Society

3. Feudal Society • System introduced by the Franks, adopted by people for protection and to provide for basic needs. • Kings offered nobles a grant of land (fief) in exchange for loyalty and service. • The noble (vassal), gave homage (allegiance) to the king. • Feudalism helped people survive.

4. Social • Strict class structure based on the control of land and military power. • Those born as serfs, knights, or lords could not change their social position. • Local lords (nobles) were given land in exchange for military service. • These lords had their own small armies of knights—armed warriors on horseback.

5. Political • Leading nobles controlled political life. • Built large castles for their own protection. • Surrounded themselves with knights. • The king relied on his nobles for his army, and the nobles often fought among themselves or challenged the king’s authority.

7. Economic • Most people lived in manors—the lord’s house and the peasants living in the surrounding territory; known as manorialism. • Each manor was self-sufficient (produced its own food, clothing, and shelter.) • Varied in size depending upon the lord’s wealth. • Every noble had at least one manor.

9. Economic • Serfs—peasant farmers—gave the lord part of their harvest in exchange for land and other services. • The lord protected the serfs and had almost complete power over them; could pass laws, require labor, act as a judge.

10. Farming in the Middle Ages • Each year only 2/3 of the land was cultivated, letting the other 1/3 remain fallow (uncultivated), so it could recover its fertility. • Known as the three-field system • Farm animals were often small. • Bad weather and poor harvest could lead to famine and death (The Great Famine, 1315-1322)

12. Peasant Life-Styles • Produced the food used by society. • Most were farmers but some were millers, blacksmiths, and tavern owners. • Life revolved around the agrarian calendar. • Lived in small towns or nearby farms on their lord’s manor.

13. Peasant Life-Styles • Typical house—two-room cottage with walls of dried mud, plastered branches and straw, and thatch roof. • Earthen floors, a stool, table, and chest to hold clothes. • Stacks of straw served as beds for the entire family. • Water was drawn from a nearby well or steam. • Pigs and other farm animals often lived in the house.

15. Women in the Middle Ages • Role of women was determined by the attitude of the Catholic church and nobility. • Women were supposed to be obedient to men. • Women gave birth to large numbers of children, most of which died in infancy. • Noble women—prayer and domestic chores • Peasant women—partnership with husband, working side-by-side.

16. Left Side • Make a bubble map about Feudal Society on Popplet and turn into Edmodo or email Mrs. Larson tanya.larson@bisd.net