Feudalism and Manorialism

What is feudalism?

• A political system where land is granted in return for loyalty, military service, and other services
• A political system where the king gives the people everything they want
• A political system where the lords give their loyalty to knights so they will protect their manors
• A political system where people pledge their loyalty to knights to the knights will not attack them

What is manorialism?

• A system based around self-sufficient farming estates, where the lord and the peasants lived off the land together
• A system where everyone is really polite to one another
• A system where people live in manor houses owned by the lord
• A system based off extensive trade, where each farm specializes in only one good or service

Self-Sufficient means:

• You have to rely on other people to get the things you need
• You do not have to rely on other people to get the things you need
• You feel really good about yourself
• You live completely on your own

How is manorialism connected to feudalism?

• Under the feudal system, lords are granted manors in exchange for loyalty to the king. Peasants and the lord live off the manor land together, though each have very different roles.
• Under the feudal system, knights are granted manors in exchange for their loyalty to the king. Each knight must then find a lord to help manage the manor and peasants to work his fields.
• Under the feudal system, towns of peasants are granted manors in exchange for loyalty to a lord. The peasants organize themselves on the manner and send ⅓ of their crops to the lord, who lives far away in a castle.
• Under the feudal system, the king runs and manages all manors in the kingdom. The king’s children are called lords, and they each get their own manor when they turn 18. Peasants pay rent to the lord, and in exchange, they can live on and work the land.

In a medieval manor house, how did a lord demonstrate their importance?

• By having elaborate hedges
• By displaying the bodies of his enemies outside the manor house
• By having an elaborate entry way
• By having peasants perform a special dance when visitors arrived

What specific religion was followed in Medieval Europe?

• Islam
• Roman Catholicism
• Protestant Christianity
• Judaism

Describe a typical peasant’s house.

• A multi-room cottage where several peasant families lived together
• A mud and straw house with a room for each member of the family
• A one-room cottage with a straw bed and an area for a small fire for cooking and warmth
• A small brick house, not too different from the homes we live in today

What is a tithe?

• The goods and services produced by a blacksmith
• A tax peasants paid to the lord
• Another name for the armor worn by knights
• A payment of money or goods to a church

Which pillar of Islam is a tithe?

• Zakat
• Sawm
• Hajj
• Shahadah

Who benefited from the glebe?

• The King
• The Church
• The lord
• The peasants