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     I  can  describe  the  development  of            feudalism  and  manorialism  during  the        Middle  Ages  

 SPI  7.33  Describe  the  development  of  feudalism  and  manorialism,  its  role  in  the  medieval  European  economy,  and  the  way  in  which  it  was  influenced  by  physical  geography  (the  role  of  the  manor  and  the  growth  of  towns)  

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Invaders  threatened  the  popula0on  of    Western  Europe.    •  Magyars  (Hungarians)  invaded  from  the  area  around  modern-­‐day  

Hungary.    They  raided  into  Germany,  Italy,  and  other  parts  of  Western  Europe.  

•  Muslim  invaders  came  from  the  South.    They  conquered  the  Iberian  Peninsula  and  the  island  of  Sicily.  

•  Vikings  were  the  greatest  and  boldest  of  the  invaders.    They  originated  in  Scandinavia  in  Northern  Europe.    Vikings  were  ruthless  and  they  targeted  monasteries,  farms    and  villages.    They  chose  these  targets  because  they  were  usually  poorly  defended.      

Describe  the  Vikings  invasion  routes.    

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•  Kings  were  powerless  against  these  invaders.  •  The  invaders  were  swiR  and  the  kings  could  not  mount  a  defense  before  the  invaders  had  come  and  gone.  

•  As  a  result,  the  responsibility  for  protecTon  fell  to  local  lords.    These  lords  promised  to  protect  the  people  and  their  homes  in  their  area  .    

•   In  return  the  people  pledged  their  service  and  loyalty  to  this  lord.  

•  This  system  of  loyalty  and  protecTon  became  known  as  feudalism.    

 

     King  –  provides  money,          recruits  army  on  demand,        grants  land  to  his  lords.  

     

   Lords  and  Vassals  –      protect  the  king  and        manage  the  territory.  

     

 Knights  –  protect            both  the  King            and    lords.        Peasants  and    Serfs  –work    the  land.  

Feudal M&M’s •  You’ve  each  drawn  a  card  to  let  you  know  what  role  you’ll  be  playing  in  the  simulaTon.  

•  Each  of  you  belongs  to  1  of  2  realms  (A  or  B)  with  a  king  over  all  

•  Each  member  of  the  realm  will  receive  baggie  containing  10  M&M’s  (the  candy  represents  the  harvest  reaped  in  a  parTcular  year  by  the  peasants.  

 

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•  Peasants  were  paying  for  their  protecTon  with  their  crops…  

•  Vassals  confiscate  6  M&M’s  from  EACH  peasant!  •  From  each  peasant’s  payment,  the  vassal  is  to  give  7  to  his  lord,  the  noble.  

•  From  each  vassal’s  payment  of  fidelity  (loyalty),  the  noble  is  to  give  15  candies  to  the  king.  

 

How feudalism works…the Simulation

Discussion  

•  In  the  early  medieval  period,  the  rights  of  man  were  not  a  major  concern;  survival  was.  

•  What  is  the  distribuTon  of  M&M’s??  1.  What  need  would  the  nobles  and  king  have  

for  all  that  food  and  material?  2.  What  choice  did  the  peasants  have?  3.  Why  did  feudalism  work?  

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Discussion  cont…  

•  The  fact  is  that  a  meager  subsistence  by  the  peasants  was  preferable  to  being  ravaged  by  marauding  bands  of  outlaws  and  armies.  

•  You  are  now  permided  to  keep  and  consume  your  allotment  of  M&M’s  –  this  is  an  accurate  portrayal  of  the  disparity  of  wealth  and  power  that  existed  during  feudalism.    

•  The  manor  system  was  where  the  majority  of  people  lived  during  the  Middle  Ages.    

•  Since  much  of  Europe  was  devastated  by  war,  powerful  lords  and  ladies  built  forTfied  castles  where  they  could  live,  along  with  their  respecTve  staff.  These  massive  plots  of  land  became  known  as  manors.    

•  A  manor  was  self-­‐sufficient,  meaning  that  everything  needed  to  survive  could  be  located  on  the  property.    

•  For  example,  manors  had  housing  for  all  the  people  who  worked  for  the  lord  and  lady,  food  sources,  water  sources,  and  specialty  shops.  Please  look  at  the  following  diagram,  which  depicts  a  typical  medieval  manor  (next  slide).  

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1.  Why  do  you  think  most  manors  were  located  along  a  river  or  stream?  

2.  Which  social  group  had  the  best  housing?      

3.  Which  social  group  had  the  worst  housing?  

4.  Which  social  group  needed  to  leave  the  manor  on  a  regular  basis?  

1.    Read  the  arKcle  about  feudalism  and  manorialism.  

 2.    Answer  the  10  quesKons  aPer  reading  the  arKcle.