6.3 Knights and peasants

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Good morning

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Planning for this lesson
Instruction 6.3.1
Discussing planning next few weeks

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Objectives for this lesson
At the end of this lesson you...

understand the shift from urban-agrarian to self-sufficient agrarian culture in western Europe through a system of manorialism and serfdom


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6.3.1 The lord of the manor

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Live after the fall of Rome
Borders faded -> people were left without protection.
No protection resulted in the disappearance of money and trade

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Cities empty
Many people left the city to work on the countryside as farmers (they became peasants)

They worked for lords who could protect them. 

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Lords are vassals of another nobleman

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A demesne (een domein)
The land which a lord of the manor managed himself, for his own use.

The lord lived in a manor (later these manors grew to wooden en stone castles). On a demesne there were several farm. 

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Peasants on the demesne
  • Worked for the lord (all kinds of jobs).
  • Gave a portion of their harvest to the lord.

But...........................
The lord protected them from thiefs and raids. 

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Castle= fortified buidling were nobles live

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Serfdom
A serf was a farmer that was no longer free.
  • give part of produce (rent) to lord
  • servile duties = work serfs had to perform for the lord free of charge
  • couldn't leave the manor without permission
  • couldn't marry without the lord's permission

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Working of serfs on a domain is called manorialism.
Serfs were not allowed to leave their domain. We call this serfdom.

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We Read 6.3.1.
Can you explain the most important concepts?

Read 6.3.2 individually
Explain your classmate the most important concepts
Fill in WST: Weekgoals!

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