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Feudalism and the Manor System

Feudalism and the Manor System

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History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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6 Slides • 5 Questions

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Feudalism and Manorialism

by Andrew Porter

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​When and Where

  • ​The Dark Ages took place in Western Europe

  • ​This was between the Fall of Rome and the European Renaissance

  • ​Or roughly 476 - 1450 CE

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Multiple Choice

What geographic region did the dark ages take place in?

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Middle East

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Western Europe

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Eastern Europe

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Fill in the Blank

BONUS QUESTION FOR A SHIELD!!!!!

Who/what was ruling in Eastern Europe? (Think back to the notes this week)

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​Feudalsim

  • Feudalism is a way to organize economic, political, and military needs

  • ​Economic = wealth and trade

  • ​Political = government and leadership

  • ​Military = Protection and Defense

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Fill in the Blank

What is one synonym for economics?

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​Fiefs and Vassals

  • Land is the wealth!!!

  • Kings and Nobles owned the land

  • ​They would gift portions of land called fiefs to lesser lords known as vassals

  • ​These vassals promised resources and military aid in return for their fief

  • ​This is known as a feudal contract

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​Manorialism

  • ​Large fiefs were known as manors

  • ​These manors were owned by lords who granted smaller fiefs to knights, who then leased the land to peasants known as serfs

  • ​These serfs provided food and labor as rent

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Multiple Choice

What Social Class did not own land?

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Serfs

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Vassals

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Kings

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Knights

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​Manors

  • ​Larger manors were the size of entire towns

  • ​Serfs working on the manor could not leave or get married with their lord's permission

  • ​Serfs had two ways out

  • Buy their freedom

  • OR

  • ​Run away without being caught for one year and one day

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Fill in the Blank

What word would you use to describe Manorialism and Feudalism after watching this role play?

Feudalism and Manorialism

by Andrew Porter

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