Manor:

a large estate owned

by a knight or lord.

Manors made everything

they needed on the manor

(self-sucient).

Each manor usually had:

Large house or castle

Pastures
Fields
Forests
Village houses
Village church
Village blacksmith and mill

 Had absolute control

over everything on his

lands.

Judge for all problems.

Collected taxes from his

people.

Lived very comfortably

compared to others.

 Name 4 things that you would nd on a manor estate.

 Serf: Workers who were

tied to land on which they

lived.

Cant leave land without

lords permission.

Worked as:

Farmers
Blacksmiths
Millers
Bakers
servants

 Women had fewer rights

than men, regardless of

their station.

Most women took care

of household or were
servants.

A small few women had

some power: Queens,

Ladies of the Manor.

 Early Middle Ages

most people live on

small farms/manors.

In the early 1000s

big cities start to

grow.
Increased

population
Better technology
Increased trade


Directions: On the back of your notes you will design and draw your own
manor. Your manor must include:

Manor house or castle
Cottages for the serfs to live in (at least 5)
A small church
Village blacksmith
Village mill (needs to be next to the river)
At least 3 elds for growing food
A river for water and the mill
Forest for hunting
Pasture land for grazing your animals.