Ch. 10.2 Feudalism & Manorial System
Bell Work:
What would todays society be like today
if there was a collapse of Central
government?
Components:
Cornell Notes
Daily Quiz
Article Questions feudalism/Manorialism
Class Notes
Objective Review
Feudalism System
Kings
Land
(fief)
Land, Armed Forces,
Roads,Bridges, dams &
Justices in disputes
among vassals (Trial by
combat)
Fees, loyalty,
Military support
Lords
Three feudal dues (ransom,
Dowry, Knighthood )Fees,
loyalty,Military support
Vassals/ Knights
Protection &
Economic
Security
Fees, loyalty, labor, Help in
defending the castle
Serfs
Feudal Relationships
Overlord provided Vassals with:
•Landed estates [FIEF]
•Armed forces.
♦ Roads, bridges, dams.
♦ Justice in disputes among vassals [TRIAL BY COMBAT]
Vassals Provide Overlord with:
♦ Allegiance [HOMAGE, FEALTY]
♦ Tributary money or goods.
♦ Military service and fighting men when
summoned.
♦ Ceremonial duty.
♦ Three feudal dues; ransom, dowry, knighthood.
♦ Hospitality and entertainment on visits.
Feudal Relationships
Overlord / Vassals Provide Serfs with:
♦ Land to support peasant’s and/or serf’s
livelihood.
♦ Military protection against invasion.
♦ Economic security against invasion.
Serfs Provide Overlord / Vassal with:
♦ Payments in kind for use of arable land.
♦ Labor to the lord for tasks such as building
roads, bridges and dams.
♦ Help in defending the castle in case of attack.
♦ Labor on the land farmed for the lord’s
household [LORD’S DEMESNE, property] manage
by Stewards
Manorial System
A Manor was an agricultural estate run by a Lord & worked by
peasants. Free peasants existed.
Serfs: peasants that were legally bound to the land. Serfs
had to provide labor services, pay rents, & subject to the
Lord’s control. (60%). Worked on a Cycle of Labor.
• Paid the lord for the use of the manor’s common pastures, ponds,
streams, woodlands.
• Worked 3 days a week on the Lord’s land than on growing his own.
• his land could not be taken away.
• Could not leave the manor without the Lord’s permission.
• Lived in cottages made of wood frames, sticks and rubble, plastered
with clay.
• Daily diet was adequate; mainly breads(Millet & oats), vegetables,
cheese, nuts & berries, and eggs. Only ate meat on festival days.
Wine & Ale.
Peasant’s Wheel of Life
The Knights Code of Chivalry
A knight was expected to have not only the strength and skills to face combat in the
Middle Ages but was also expected to temper this aggressive side of a warrior with a
chivalrous side to his nature.
There was one single Code of Chivalry - it was a moral system which went beyond
rules of combat and introduced the concept of
“Chivalrous conduct” or the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery,
courtesy, honor, and gallantry
toward women.
The Song of Roland was the most famous 'chanson de geste' (songs of heroic deeds) of
the Middle Ages and was composed between 1098-1100 A.D. It describes the betrayal
of Count Roland at the hand of Ganelon (his step-father), and his resulting death in
the Pyranee Mountains at the hands of the Saracens (people who lived in the deserts
of the Middle East). Roland was a loyal defender of the king and his code of conduct is
a description of the meaning of chivalry:
The Knights Code of Chivalry
To fear God and maintain His Church
To serve the liege* lord in valour and faith
To protect the weak and defenceless
To give succor (aid) to widows and orphans
To refrain from the wanton giving of offence
To live by honour and for glory
To despise pecuniary (monetary) reward
To fight for the welfare of all
To obey those placed in authority
To guard the honour of fellow knights
To eschew (avoid) unfairness, meanness and deceit
To keep faith
At all times to speak the truth
To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun
To respect the honour of women
Never to refuse a challenge from an equal
Never to turn the back upon a foe
*A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal
law
1. Of the seventeen entries in the Knights Codes of Chivalry, according to the Song of Roland, at least 12 relate
to acts of chivalry as opposed to combat. Highlight those above with a magic marker
Target/objective Review
Target 10.2-Fuedalism & Manorialism SWBAT: Analyze the Political,
Economic, and Codes of Europe during the Middle Ages.
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Objective 1: Describe & Explain Feudalism as a political system and its
loyalties.
Objective 2: Describe the Manorial System as an Economic system & how
it complements Fuedalism.
Objective 3: Describe what life was like for serfs and for the nobility on the
manor.
Objective 4: Summarize the characteristics of the code of Chivalry.
Ch 10.2 EXTENSION
In table your table group, create a poster depicting
Middle Ages Feudalism, Manorialism & Chivalry.
Show how they compliment each other. Show as many
vocabulary terms from section 2. Be sure to show
loyalties, life of a serf/noble, economic system, &
political system.
Possible terms to show:
Vassal fief
manor
serfs
3 field system
chivalry