1. farmers

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After the Roman empire

1. The peasants (farmers)

What will we do?

1. remembering the romans 

2. what to do when the Romans leave?

3. break 

4. Making exercises 

What social groups are there in a roman city?

Name 3 characteristics of Roman culture

give 2 differences between the roman worldview and the christian worldview

What will we learn?

• Why did cities disappear after the end of the Western Roman Empire? (Middle Ages/Early Middle Ages/agrarian society)
  
• How did the manorial system work? (manor/serfs/servile duties/manorial system) 

the middle ages

this is Harold

The roman empire disapeared

• No more cheap grain from Africa
• More wars
• Roads were not safe
• Less trade
• cities disapeared
• no strong kings
• conclusion: most people became farmers again (agrarian society)

What does this mean for this poor farmer?

The manor

• Farmers seek protection with a more powerful farmer
• His domain is called a manor
• Three parts:
• - demesne: here lives the lord of the manor
• - farm holdings: here lived the small farmers
• - wasteland: forests, marshes and rivers 

The deal (manorial system)

the lord:

- protected the peasants

- gave them farm holdings to use

The peasants:

- give up a part of what they produce

- have to do servile duties

- most of them become serfs, some of them are free farmers

break

Do you think life for normal people became better or worse after the Roman empire fell? Give at least 2 arguments