  Write down homework, leave out agenda  Take out homework  Update Table of Contents  Complete C-note summary from yesterday and interact with notes  Set up C-Notes, page 9  Topic: The Medieval Manor  EQ: How did most Europeans live and work during the Middle Ages? Do Now, May 1, 2015

How did most Europeans live and work during the Middle Ages?

 Describe the manor  Most Europeans were peasants  Lived and worked on manors  Consisted of noble’s castle, fields, and peasant village  Two types of peasants:  Freeman  Serfs

 Define Freemen  Paid the noble the right to farm  Worked only on their land  Had rights under law  Could move wherever they wished

 Define serf  Tied to manor  Could not own property, move, or marry with nobles permission  Nobles protected serfs  Could not sell them or take away farm land

 Describe the duties of the serf  Worked nobles land for 3 days  Had to give a portion of their own crop to the nobles  Had to pay for use of tools  Could buy freedom or escape

 Describe the lives of peasants  Lived in villages clustered around an open area  Worked year round  Took Sundays and Catholic feast days off  Women took care of the children and made food

 List the improvements in farming  Heavy wheeled plow with iron blade  Horse collar to pull plows  Water mills  Wind mills  Crop rotation- kept soil fertile!

  Name the two types of peasants  What is a freeman?  What is a serf?  What did a serf do?  Describe an improvement in farming Review

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