1) Feudalism and the manorial system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages as a way to offer people protection in unstable times. Under this system, landowning lords offered land to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and labor to work the lord's lands.
2) Society was organized hierarchically, with kings, lords, knights below them, and peasants and serfs at the bottom. Peasants lived and worked on manors, farming the lands and giving portions of their production to the lord in exchange for housing and protection.
3) Life for peasants on manors was difficult, as they paid fees to use the lord's
1) Feudalism and the manorial system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages as a way to offer people protection in unstable times. Under this system, landowning lords offered land to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and labor to work the lord's lands.
2) Society was organized hierarchically, with kings, lords, knights below them, and peasants and serfs at the bottom. Peasants lived and worked on manors, farming the lands and giving portions of their production to the lord in exchange for housing and protection.
3) Life for peasants on manors was difficult, as they paid fees to use the lord's
1) Feudalism and the manorial system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages as a way to offer people protection in unstable times. Under this system, landowning lords offered land to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and labor to work the lord's lands.
2) Society was organized hierarchically, with kings, lords, knights below them, and peasants and serfs at the bottom. Peasants lived and worked on manors, farming the lands and giving portions of their production to the lord in exchange for housing and protection.
3) Life for peasants on manors was difficult, as they paid fees to use the lord's
1) Feudalism and the manorial system developed in Europe during the Middle Ages as a way to offer people protection in unstable times. Under this system, landowning lords offered land to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and labor to work the lord's lands.
2) Society was organized hierarchically, with kings, lords, knights below them, and peasants and serfs at the bottom. Peasants lived and worked on manors, farming the lands and giving portions of their production to the lord in exchange for housing and protection.
3) Life for peasants on manors was difficult, as they paid fees to use the lord's
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Name ________________________________
Date _____________________ Pd ________
The Middle Ages: Feudalism & the Manorial System
I. The Middle Ages: Western Europe after the fall of Rome
A. In the East, the Byzantine Empire became a center for ___________ & ___________________________ culture B. In the West, Europe grew _____________ & fell into the _______________________________ from 500 to 1300 (Also known as the _________ Ages or Medieval era) 1. When barbarian kingdoms that conquered Rome, Europe was plagued by constant _________________ a. Warfare disrupted ________________, destroyed Europes _________________, & forced people to rural areas b. Learning declined; Few people could __________ or _____________ c. Greco-Roman culture was ____________________ d. Europe lost a common ______________________; Latin _________________ with local languages to form Spanish, French, Italian 2. Without the __________ of the Roman Empire, Europe became divided into a series of _______________ kingdoms a. Germanic people lived in small communities led by ______________ & his loyal warriors b. ______________________________ & loyalty were more important than citizenship 3. The Spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages a. During the early Middle Ages, the Germanic kingdoms were slowly converted to ___________________________ b. The Catholic ______________ became involved in ____________________ (non-religious) issues like road repair, aiding the poor, & helping _____________________________________________ expand their power 4. The _____________________ were the largest & most powerful of the Germanic kingdoms in the early Middle Ages a. Frankish kings allied with the _________________________________________ & expanded their power b. In 771, __________________________________________ (Charles the Great) became _______________ of the Franks c. Charlemagne was the greatest Medieval king because he did something no other king was able to docreate an organized _______________ i. Charlemagne _________________________________ the Frankish empire ii. He spread ___________________________________ iii. He created schools to train future _____________________ iv. He valued learning & built _______________________ in his empire d. After Charlemagnes death in 814, his Frankish Empire was __________________ & lost powerThis was the last opportunity to provide ____________________ in medieval Europe 5. From 800 to 1000, a 2nd major wave of ____________________ struck Europe led by Vikings, Muslims, & Magyars (The 1st wave were the barbarians that attacked Rome) a. These invasions caused widespread ____________ & suffering b. Kings could not __________________ against invasionPeople stopped looking to _____________ for protection II. Feudalism & the Manorial System A. ______________________ began in Europe as a way to offer ______________________: 1. Feudalism is based on land & loyalty 2. Land-owning lords offered land (called a _____________) to ____________________ in exchange for their loyalty & promise to __________________________ the lords land 3. Feudal society Kings (Monarchs)
Lords (Nobles)
Knights
Peasants & Serfs
4. Lords built ___________________________ to protect
their territory from outside invasions B. During the Middle Ages, the __________________________ system was the way in which people survived 1. The lords ______________ was called a ______________ 2. The lord provided _____________________ with housing, ___________________________, & protection 3. In exchange, peasants ___________________ the lord by working his land & providing a portion of the __________ they produced 4. Manors were ____________________________________ communities; Everything that was _______________ was produced on the manor 5. Peasant life was hard: They paid ____________ to use the lords mill, had to get permission to get ______________, & life expectancy was about ________ years old