Remember from Yesterday

• After the collapse of the Roman Empire

• 1. Power became more decentralized and localized
• 2. People deurbanized; leaving the cities for the countryside this
resulted in less death and disease
• 3. Trade decreased and as a result material wealth declined and goods
were produced locally
• 4. The Church was the only source of literacy and education and thus
held a lot of power
• 5. The government was based on relationships rather than on law
Feudalism was a
political system
defined by
relationships and
obligations
 Feudal
Obligations
The Manor System
The Manor System
was an economic
system defined by
relationships and
obligations
Early Manors
Later Manors
The Manor System

• The Manor System was an Economic System.

• It was self-sufficient and didn’t need trade
• Key Relationships
• The Lord provides security to the Peasants
& the Church
• The Peasants provide food & labor for the
Lord & the Church
• The Church provides education for the Lord
and provides spiritual guidance to the
Peasants
 Feudal
Relationships
 • Collect blank sheets of paper & colored pencils
• Draw a map or picture of a medieval manor and draw
arrows explaining the relationships and obligations
between the lord, the peasants, and the church.
In-class • What is the relationship between Lord & Peasant?

assignment • What is the relationship between Peasant & Church?

• What is the relationship between Church & Lord?
• You have the rest of the hour so be creative and make it
pretty