Middle Ages: Economics

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Paragraph 5.5, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5

Peasants are the...

1. lowest class in the medieval society
2. middle class in the medieval society
3. highest class in the medieval society

In the time of monks and knights there was a...

1. argricultural society
2. agricultural-urban society with lots of cities
3. agricultural-urban society with a few cities
4. industrial society

A serf peasant is a...

1. farmer that is free
2. a farmer that is not free

You are self-sufficient when...

1. you make lots of money as a peasant
2. you can make everything you need yourself
3. you are important in the village

Manorial / domain system

By far most land was owned by a lord.  Sometimes a bishop or abbot was owner of the land. 

A manor was self-sufficient 

A manor was a large piece of adjoining land, divided into:

- a part on which the lord or vassal lived (domain)

- a part on which free peasents lived

- a part on which serfs lived 

- a mill

- a brewery

- fields to grow crops on 

- forest and barren lands 

or peasants

What are the pro's to being member of a guild?

What are the con's of being member of a guild?