1. By: Eva Lewis, Sarah Warren, and Nicki Ciavarella.

2. What is Manorialism?  System between lords and laborers  Decreased cultural diffusion  Lords give land and protection to peasants  Peasants work for lords

4. The Reciprocal Obligations of Manorialism  Peasants paid lord dues for in turn for land.  The lord provided protection for peasants.

5. Lords  Held land directly from the king.  Made up 1% of the population.  Had much power of the manor.  Provide protection for king Trained in martial arts Raised a private army ○ Recruited from the manor. ○ 40 days per year

6. Serfs  Worked for the lord  Punished if they did not work  Bound to land Need permission to leave. Were not free  Harsh conditions  Received land for doing work  Payments due to the lord Christmas Easter

7. Peasants  Life was harsh  Could leave if they wanted  Lived until 35  Worked for lord  Much of the same work that the serfs did

8. Peasants and Serfs  Difference Peasants could leave. Serfs could not Leave.  Similarities Worked for lords Paid lords fees Worked on land

9. Manors  Ruled by a lord  Self sufficient  Economic foundation of Feudalism  Usually included a village and its surrounding land

10. Life on the Manor  Lords family lived in luxury.  Lords home was bigger than the serfs.  Church Law to go to church on Sunday. Bishops and Archbishops were wealthy. Priests were poor. Manor House In the center of manor. Large Showed wealth status of the lord.