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skilled workers who paid rent to nobles and could leave the manor

Ex. Blacksmith and millers

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The life of a serf was harsh

Worked long hours

few lived past 35 years old

Based on heredity

You were a serf if you parents were

The Harshness of Manor Life

Peasants pay taxes to use mill and bakery; pay a tithe to priest

Tithe—a church tax—is equal to one-tenth of a peasant’s income

Serfs live in crowded cottages with dirt floors, straw for beds

Worked long hours

raising crops, livestock; feeding and clothing family

Poor diet, illness, malnutrition make life expectancy 35 years

Serfs generally accept their lives as part of God’s plan

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Peasants who lived and worked on the lord’s manor

Were not allowed to leave the manor or marry without the lord’s permission

Were allowed to farm on the manor in return for  work

Lords were required to protect the serfs

Like a slave

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An economic system in the Middle Ages that was built around large estates called manors

Included a village and the land surrounding it

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Give Land

Protect from attack

Resolve disputes between knights

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Provide military service

Remain loyal and faithful

Give money on special occasions

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Mounted warriors who protected lord’s lands

Given land for their services

Chivalry

Code of  ethics followed by knights

Honesty, fairness in battle, loyal, proper treatment of women

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Lords divided their lands into estates called...

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Unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal

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Political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services

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Fuedalsim form of government that occurs when there is weak central government and king gives away hi sland

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Christanity

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Political, economic, and  social system developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects

Nobles offered land in return for service