1. Warm up Who was in control of the feudal system?
What did someone have to do before the king would give them land?
What are lords?
What did lords have to do in exchange for their land?
What did Barons (lords) do with their land?
What did Knights have to do in exchange for land?
BONUS: What was the bad part of being a serf?

2. Warm up Who was in control of the feudal system? (p. 1)
What did someone have to do before the king would give them land? (p. 2)
What are lords? (p. 2)
What did lords have to do in exchange for their land? (p. 3)
What did Barons (lords) do with their land? (p. 3)
What did Knights have to do in exchange for land? (p. 4)
BONUS: What was the bad part of being a serf? (p. 5)

3. Feudal System

4. Kings and Queens Owed loyalty to: Had absolute power
The Catholic Church
Had absolute power
Ruled by “Divine Right”
“chosen by God”

5. Pros:
Had absolute Power
Lived in a huge castle
Had access to good food
and entertainment
Cons:
No privacy
Many responsibilities
No marriage choice
Women forced to marry
VERY young (as in 13)

6. LORDS! Owed Loyalty to: Duties The King Men (Lords) Women
ran the whole town
defended town and country from invasion
Women
Ran the whole manor

7. you didn't get to choose who you wanted to marry
PROS
living in a manor house or if you're really rich a castle
you got to eat a feasts while being entertained by jesters and musicians
you had servants!
CONS
Almost no privacy
you didn't get to choose who you wanted to marry
Women lived very restricted lives

8. Manor

9. CASTLE

10. Knight Paid by: Lords Younger Sons Duties:
Lived by the code of chivalry
Performed in jousts
Had to fight for the lord and king

11. Pros
you got a lot of respect
you received gifts from your lord
you could get rich in battle
Cons
you had to train for years
the code of chivalry was very strict
you could die in battle

13. Peasants! Owed Loyalty to: Duties Serfs The Lord work the land
raise crops
tend to livestock
pay taxes to the lord
Serfs
Could not move

14. Pro Con you could marry whoever you wanted you were poor
you had to pay high taxes
your house was small and cold and dirty

15. Assignment Choose to be either a Lord, a Knight or a Peasant
Illustration- draw your figure (knight, lord or peasant)
next to the figure draw three things that would belong to it and write what they are and their purpose
draw three things that they would see every day, label them and explain
draw their home, describe it in a caption