4.1 Life in the countryside

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4.1 Life in the countryside

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4.1 Life in the countryside
Learning objectives
  1. You can describe how the economy changed in the Early Middle Ages in western Europe and give the reasons for those changes.
  2. You can describe what a medieval manor looked like.
  3. You can explain how the manorial system worked and the place serfs had in that system.

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Sleep de tijdvakicoontjes naar de juiste plek en zet de naam van de tijdvakken op de juiste plek.
Tekst

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Zet de symbolen van de tijdvakken in de juiste volgorde
Tijd van Jagers en boeren
Tijd van Burgers en stoommachines
Tijd van Monniken en Ridders
Tijd van Televisie en Computer
Tijd van Ontdekkers en Hervormers
Tijd van Steden en Staten
Tijd van Pruiken en Revoluties
Tijd van Grieken en Romeinen
Tijd van Regenten en Vorsten
Tijd van Wereldoorlogen
Vroeger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Nu

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An agrarian economy 
An agrarian economy
  • The Western Roman Empire split into several separate kingdoms
  • Early Middle Ages (500-1000) and Late Middle Ages (1000-1500)
  • One important change was 'economic' --> the urban life (life in cities) disappeared almost completely 
  • An agrarian society developed. Almost everyone was a farmer (except for the elite, soldiers and priests) 

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Why flee the cities? 

There was no more trade happening 

No more specialized craftspeople needed 

No more work in the cities.
Write down one important economic change in the period around 500.

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What was one important reason for the economic change?
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Farming became more and more productive so people started leaving the cities.
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Trading became increasingly difficult because of the politico-administrative changes.
C
A small elite developed that was made up of administrators, soldiers and priests.
D
There was not enough demand for products made by specialized craftspeople.

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Trade went well because of the pax romana 
There was not enough cheap grain to feed all the people in the cities 
An agrarian society developed 
People looked for work in the countryside 
The Western Roman Empire became weak and collapsed 
Trading became more and more difficult 

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The manor 
The manor
  • Farmers were often in danger because of the wars (plundering) --> they would look for protection --> they would go to a powerful farmer with a small army 
  • In exchange for protection the small farmers had to give him their land 
  • The area that is controlled by this powerful (lord) farmer = manor

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The manor 
The manor


  • A manor consisted of 3 parts
1) demesne (land where the lord lived)
2) farm holdings (where the farmers farmed, this land belonged to the lord)
3) wasteland (forests, marshes, rivers) 
  • Life was quite simple: no trade, using your own materials, people didn't need money (they swapped goods)


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Serfdom
Serfdom
  • Big difference between the lord and farmers (military defence - working on the land)
  • Many farmers were serfs. Serf gave their land to the land and gave up their freedom.
  • They gave a part of the produce in exchange (rent) for protection

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Serfdom
Serfdom
  •  Serfs had to do servile duties for the lord  Looked after the land.
  • Serfs weren't allowed to leave the manor without permission or marry 

  • There were free farmers. They had their own land but had to fight for the lord.

  • We call this economic system: manorial system


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Explain how the lords of the manors got more and more land because of the unsafe situation in the Early Middle Ages.

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