1. Feudalism Pyramid of Power Manoralism
Year 8 History: European Middle Ages
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2. Feudalism
The
Early
Middle
Ages
was a
dangerous
time.
E. Napp

3. Government in the Middle Ages
Roman Empire had a central government.
After Rome fell, Europe had dozens of little kingdoms.
Lots of fighting between kingdoms.
Lots of attacks from Vikings, Magyars (from East Asia) and Muslims.
A new way evolved ...

4. Feudalism
Feudalism was the political and military system of the Middle Ages.
In a feudal society, land is exchanged for military service and loyalty.
The ownership of land was the basis or power.
NEW PAGE:
Title: Feudalism in the Middle Ages
Copy this definition:
Feudalism is a political system where land – and therefore money and power – is exchanged for military service and loyalty.

5. Feudal Pyramid of Power

6. At the top
The King owned all of the land. Depending on how much he liked them, he gave land to the Nobles.
William the Conqueror

7. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
LAND
NOBLES
Feudal Pyramid of Power

8. Nobles Lords and Ladies, Dukes, Earls.
Usually related to, or mates with, the King.
They didn’t get the Land for free: they were required to give money and soldiers (knights) if the King needed them to fight a war.

9. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
MONEY AND KNIGHTS
LAND
NOBLES
Feudal Pyramid of Power

10. Knights
Nobles needed trained soldiers to defend castles and to give the King when he asked for them.
Knights most important, highly skilled soldiers
Mounted knights in heavy armor best defenders

11. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
MONEY AND KNIGHTS
LAND
PROTECTION and MILITARY SERVICE
NOBLES
KNIGHTS
Feudal Pyramid of Power

12. Knights BUT Being a knight is expensive;
weapons, armor, horses
Nobles usually paid with land.
Land given to knight for service was called a fief
Anyone accepting fief was called a vassal
A vassal had to obey his Lord and fight for him when required.

13. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
MONEY AND KNIGHTS
LAND
PROTECTION and MILITARY SERVICE
LAND (fief)
NOBLES
KNIGHTS
vassals
Feudal Pyramid of Power

14. Many Lords Person could be both lord, vassal
Some knights with large fiefs gave small pieces of land to other knights
One knight could serve many lords
Everyone’s supposed to be loyal to the King. Didn’t always work out that way.

15. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
MONEY AND KNIGHTS
LAND
PROTECTION and MILITARY SERVICE
LAND (fief)
NOBLES
LAND
and protection
FOOD AND SERVICES
KNIGHTS
vassals
PEASANTS
Feudal Pyramid of Power

16. Manorialism
In Modern times, when we say “Manor”, we mean this:

17. Manorialism
But in the Middle Ages, a Manor was more like a town or a large estate.
Remember: a fief was all of a Lord’s land.
The Manor was the part of the fief where the peasants farmed and lived.
In your book finish this sentence:
In the Middle Ages, a fief was …
A manor, in the Middle Ages, is …

18. Manorialism Manorialism was the economic system of the Middle Ages.
These days our economic system is called ‘Capitalism’.
Manorialism was a self-sufficient economy; this means that everything that was necessary for life was created on the manor.

19. Manorialism Manors had some free people who rented land from lord
Each manor included fortified house for noble family, village for peasants, serfs
Others included landowning peasants, skilled workers like blacksmiths, millers
Also had a priest for spiritual needs

20. Common Pasture (or "Green")
PRINT this slide and distribute to students: have students colour the fields, buildings and roads, filling in the key. Also, have students fill in the labels.

21. Common Pasture
(or "Green")
Buildings
ORCHARD

22. Peasants Everyday people – peasants - were frightened.
They turned to landowners for protection.
Peasants offered their labor in exchange for protection.
These peasants were called serfs.

23. The Peasants
At the lowest level of society were the peasants, also called serfs or villeins.
The lord offered his peasants protection in exchange for living and working on his land.

24. Hard Work & High Taxes
Peasants worked hard to cultivate the land and produce the goods that the lord and his manor needed.
They were heavily taxed and were required to relinquish much of what they harvested.

25. Serfs A serf was “bound to the land.”
He could not leave his lord’s land.
He was not a slave because he could not be sold.
But he was not free because he could not leave.
He also needed permission to marry.

26. PRINT this slide for students to fill in.

28. fixing sheds, houses, fences Planting Weaving Ploughing Fertilising
Repairing
fixing sheds, houses, fences
Planting
Weaving
Ploughing
Fertilising
Sowing
Weeding
Pruning
Scaring Birds
Shearing
Harvesting
Gathering
Tying
Winnowing
Milling
Butchering
Salting/
Smoking
Collecting
Digging
As an added task, I had students research and describe what each of these things involved. My students are rural students and could identify all except winnowing.

29. Vocab Match serf feudalism fief manor vassal manorialism
COPY the word and it’s correct definition into your book.
serf
A) a person who swears to be a fighter for a lord in exchange for land.
feudalism
B) the part of the fief in which villagers and peasants live (kind of like a small town)
fief
C) the system which involves residents of a manor growing and making everything for themselves (being self sufficient)
manor
D) a peasant which is tied to the land (kind of like a slave)
vassal
E) the political system which William the Conqueror set up which involves exchanging land for service.
manorialism
F) Land given to Knights and Lords in exchange for loyalty and a promise to fight.

30. Feudal Pyramid of Power
KING
KNIGHTS
vassals
PEASANTS
serfs
NOBLES
MONEY AND KNIGHTS
LAND
PROTECTION and MILITARY SERVICE
LAND (fief)
LAND
and protection
FOOD AND SERVICES
Plain slide without animations to print for a poster.
Feudal Pyramid of Power