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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

6. 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

7. Mill House
Wine Press

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

11. 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

12. Iron plow and horse harness