Social Life On The Manor
By: Sophia
Manor Life
In a Manor there are:
Buildings in this image:
Church
Peasant houses
Manor house
Bakery house
Barn
Blacksmith
Watermill
Tilled Barn: a barn that held 1/10 of the goods
Glebe: felif that is worked for the church
Tilled field: a field where things are grown
Fallow field: field where things aren’t grown, left alone so it gets enough nutrients
This is independent because there is everything so people don’t need to trade
What was the Manor?
Everything you need are there and you don’t need to trade and travel and that groups of are specialized in there.
People on the manor: Manor is owned by a lord who divides the land into manors and gives responsibility in exchange of their loyalty other social classes. Each person was designated a certain job and was specialized to do it well. This promoted interdependence.
Daily life: Peasants woke up early and then prayed, they then milked cows and intended to the animals. They worked six days a week and on the 7th day they went to church and then worked more in the field.
Houses: the construction of the houses are usually made up of wattle or daub (houses for peasants) the roof was created by many layers of thach, each house has one or two rooms for privacy. The buildings were dark and there was no window glass.
How The Manor Was Both Interdependent And Specialized At The Same Time
Guilds
A Guild: medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
Different types of guilds: weavers, dyers, armorers, bookbinders, painters, masons, bakers, leatherworkers, embroiderers, cobblers (shoemakers), and candlemakers.
Why are they a good thing in middle ages society? They provided a way for trade skills to be learned and passed down from generation to generation. And the guild protected members in many ways. To protect the workers from excessive tax.
City Life VS. Manor Life
CIty Life
Control, attractive
Trade
A lot more chaotic
Cities developed around cathedrals
powerful/king
Large manors developed into city
Manor Life
Not very chaotic
Owned by a lord
Specialization
Medieval Occupations
Acrobat: a popular Medieval entertainer
Artist: Artists were employed in the later Medieval era by kings and nobles. At first, an artist painted heraldic designs on early furniture and then it became fashionable for portraits to be painted
Baker: Bread was a daily staple of Medieval life, and good bakers were employed by Nobles in their castles.
Social Life
Interesting facts of a Peasant:
Breakfast was bread and cheese
Educated at young age
Educated to do what their father did
Travel on foot, can’t travel on horses
Went to watch tournaments and enjoyed them
Peasants are not allowed to hunt
Interesting facts about other social classes: No knight under the estate of a lord is permitted to wear any shoes or boots having spikes or points exceeding the length of 2 inches Clergy members sat next to the king in festivals, festivals and feasts Knight's education were taught in the way of war Knights would participate in Jousting, which was a sport where Knights would ride horses and try to knock each other of their horses and whoever was the last Knight standing wins During religious festivals, nobles threw elaborate feasts to show off their wealth