Middle Ages: Manorialism Livingston Manor Moon Manor Middle Ages: Manorialism Madnick Global studies 9

The Fall of Rome left a huge power vacuum in Western Europe Absence of power or gov’t control Something had to replace social, political, and economic systems that were destroyed These new systems were called….. 1. Feudalism (850) 2. The Church (750) 3. Manorialism (750)

Manorialism--definition Economic system of the Middle Ages in which land was divided into farming communities owned by nobles and worked by freemen and peasants Economic system of the Middle Ages in which land was divided into farming communities, owned by nobles and worked on by freemen and peasants

Manor Large area of land with farms, houses and workshops Run by a lord who received land from a greater lord; lived in the manor house Freemen-workers who were free to leave Peasants/Serfs/Villeins-workers who belonged to the manor Large area of land consisting of farms, houses and workshops Run by a lord who received land from a greater lord; lived in the manor house Freemen-workers who were free to leave Peasants/Serfs/Villeins-workers who belonged to the manor

Manors were self sufficient isolated from each other own court of law church, mill, a bread oven, and a wine press produced their own food, clothing, tools raised sheep, cows, fruit, vegetables built their own houses isolated from each other own court of law church, a mill, a bread oven, and a wine press produced their own food, clothing, shelter, tools raised sheep, cows, fruit, vegetables built their own houses

Mill House Wine Press

North Field cottages Church Manor House West Field Mill, barns, bread oven, wine press South Field Woods

Farming Technology 1200 Three field system- two fields planted and one left fallow (empty) Fields rotated every year Iron plow and horse harness increased speed of plowing Peasants were able to produce food more quickly

Iron plow and horse harness