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Middle Ages: & Essential Question: What is the structure of feudalism and the role of the manor system?

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12-6-17 Wednesday: Feudalism Notes 12-7- 17. Thursday: Chivalry Notes and Writing Assignment From 800 to 1000, a 2nd major wave of invasions struck led by , Muslims &Magyars ■ Text These invasions caused widespread fear & suffering could not defend against invasion People stopped looking to kings for protection Vikings…”Northman, Norsemen”

Set sail from Scandinavia Worshipped warlike gods & had nicknames

Warriors, traders, , and explorers

Excellent seafarers and raided with great speed

Viking explorer Leif Ericson reached North America almost 500 years before Columbus Muslims and Magyars Invade

Magyars - nomadic people from present day .

Raided isolated villages and monasteries. Took captives to sell as slaves.

Muslims attacked from the south with the plan to conquer and settle in Europe. A New Social : Feudalism • Feudalism began when Charles the Simple, of granted Rollo, a Viking leader a piece of French territory, . Many similar agreements were made elsewhere.

• Feudalism is based on rights and obligations

• Land-owning offer land () to in exchange

for their & promise to Bayeaux Tapestry protect the ’s land Feudal Structure

Kings had land but very little power Feudal Structure

Lords (also called Nobles) were the upper-class landowners; they had inherited (“,” “,” “”) Feudal Structure Knights were specially trained soldiers who protected the lords & – took an oath of (loyalty) Feudal Structure

Some peasants were serfs & could not leave the lord’s estate Label your chart! Lords built to protect their territory from outside invasions The Manorial System During the Middle Ages, the The lord’s land was manorial system was the way called a manor in which people survived The lord provided peasants with housing, farmland, & protection In exchange, peasants repaid the lord by working his land & providing a portion of the they produced life was hard: They paid to use the lord’s mill, had to get permission to get married, & life expectancy was about 35 years old. They also had to pay 1/10th () a church .

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Manors were self-sufficient communities; Everything that was needed was produced on the manor The Age of Chivalry Knights: on Horseback observed that Muslim often helped during battle and as a result he organized Frankish troops of armored horsemen or knights. Leather and changed the way warfare was conducted during the 700s.

Feudal lords raised private of knights

Knights were rewarded with fiefs from nobles/lords Knights usually participated in about 40 days of combat per year. By the 1100s, the code of chivalry (a complex set of ideals) required a fight bravely in defense of 3 masters: feudal lord, heavenly Lord, and his chosen A Knight’s Training -Age 7 – sons of nobles are sent off to a of another lord to serve and practice fight skills -Age 14 – reached the rank of : servant to a knight -Age 21 – becomes a knight – usually traveled for a year or two to gain experience - Tournaments – mock battles - https://youtu.be/zH6U5y086hw Brutal Reality of Warfare

- Extreme bloodshed

- Defenders of the castles poured boiling water, hot oil, or molten lead on enemy soldiers. - Soldiers with crossbows, that could pierce full armor, were often stationed on the roof. Literature of Chivalry ■ Epic Poems – Recounted a hero’s deeds and adventures – Song of – earliest and most epic poems about a battle during ’s reign ■ Love Poems & Songs – Under the code of chivalry, a knight’s duty to his lady was just as important as his duty to his lord – poems and songs tell of the two obligations – - traveling poet-musicians… composed poems about the joys and sorrows of love In what way does this painting show the knight’s code of chivalry? Women’s Role in Feudal

■ According to the Church and feudal society, women are inferior to men ■ Noblewomen • Can inherit land, defend castle, send knights to war on lord’s request • Usually confined to activities of the home or convent ■ Peasant Women • Most labor in home and field, bear children, provide for family • Poor, powerless, do tasks at young age How does the life of a Noblewoman differ from a Peasant Woman? What is the main concerns for a noblewoman/peasant woman? Writing Assignment: You must Write a 1-2 page, first-person account of daily life for a person living in the Middle Ages. You should make up a name, develop a voice, and describe your life as a king, noble, knight, or peasant. Feel free to give yourself a family and describe them as well. Grading will be based on creativity, organization, voice, word choice, evidence and elaboration. You must give evidence from the textbook and your notes. Most importantly, please have fun with this writing assignment! Due:

Manor Lord’s Castle

Peasant Village Village Church