The document summarizes key aspects of society and government in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. 1) Power became decentralized and localized. 2) People moved from cities to rural areas, reducing disease and increasing self-sufficiency. 3) Trade decreased and material wealth declined as goods were produced locally. 4) The Church was the main source of literacy, education, and wielded significant power. 5) Government was based on relationships and obligations rather than formal law. Feudalism developed as a political and economic system defined by relationships between lords, peasants, and the Church. The manor system was an economic model in which lords provided security, peasants provided labor and food, and the Church provided spiritual guidance.
The document summarizes key aspects of society and government in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. 1) Power became decentralized and localized. 2) People moved from cities to rural areas, reducing disease and increasing self-sufficiency. 3) Trade decreased and material wealth declined as goods were produced locally. 4) The Church was the main source of literacy, education, and wielded significant power. 5) Government was based on relationships and obligations rather than formal law. Feudalism developed as a political and economic system defined by relationships between lords, peasants, and the Church. The manor system was an economic model in which lords provided security, peasants provided labor and food, and the Church provided spiritual guidance.
The document summarizes key aspects of society and government in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. 1) Power became decentralized and localized. 2) People moved from cities to rural areas, reducing disease and increasing self-sufficiency. 3) Trade decreased and material wealth declined as goods were produced locally. 4) The Church was the main source of literacy, education, and wielded significant power. 5) Government was based on relationships and obligations rather than formal law. Feudalism developed as a political and economic system defined by relationships between lords, peasants, and the Church. The manor system was an economic model in which lords provided security, peasants provided labor and food, and the Church provided spiritual guidance.
The document summarizes key aspects of society and government in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. 1) Power became decentralized and localized. 2) People moved from cities to rural areas, reducing disease and increasing self-sufficiency. 3) Trade decreased and material wealth declined as goods were produced locally. 4) The Church was the main source of literacy, education, and wielded significant power. 5) Government was based on relationships and obligations rather than formal law. Feudalism developed as a political and economic system defined by relationships between lords, peasants, and the Church. The manor system was an economic model in which lords provided security, peasants provided labor and food, and the Church provided spiritual guidance.
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Remember from Yesterday
• After the collapse of the Roman Empire
• 1. Power became more decentralized and localized • 2. People deurbanized; leaving the cities for the countryside this resulted in less death and disease • 3. Trade decreased and as a result material wealth declined and goods were produced locally • 4. The Church was the only source of literacy and education and thus held a lot of power • 5. The government was based on relationships rather than on law Feudalism was a political system defined by relationships and obligations Feudal Obligations The Manor System The Manor System was an economic system defined by relationships and obligations Early Manors Later Manors The Manor System
• The Manor System was an Economic System.
• It was self-sufficient and didn’t need trade • Key Relationships • The Lord provides security to the Peasants & the Church • The Peasants provide food & labor for the Lord & the Church • The Church provides education for the Lord and provides spiritual guidance to the Peasants Feudal Relationships • Collect blank sheets of paper & colored pencils • Draw a map or picture of a medieval manor and draw arrows explaining the relationships and obligations between the lord, the peasants, and the church. In-class • What is the relationship between Lord & Peasant?
assignment • What is the relationship between Peasant & Church?
• What is the relationship between Church & Lord? • You have the rest of the hour so be creative and make it pretty