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Title: Medieval Society


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Medieval Society
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The Tenth Century
  • Breakdown of Charlemagnes empire
  • Invasions by Vikings, Arabs, Magyars
  • Loss of trade, communications

3
1000 The Turning Point
  • Population increase
  • 38 to 74 million in 300 years
  • More villages, towns, cities, farms
  • Reasons
  • Increased security
  • Agricultural production

4
New Agriculture
  • Warmer climate, longer growing season
  • Increase in amount of arable land, clearing of
    forests
  • Crop rotation 2-field to 3-field
  • Technological advance horse collar, windmill

5
The Three Estates
  • Clergy Those who pray
  • Aristocracy Those who fight
  • Peasants Those who work

6
Manorialism
  • Manorself-sufficient estate owned by a lord
  • Estate features
  • Manor house
  • Village
  • Fields
  • Commons
  • Forest/waste

7
Peasant Life
  • Seasonal labors
  • Catholic feast days
  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • Pentecost
  • Village church
  • Sacraments
  • Question of understanding

8
Peasant Life (2)
  • Houses
  • Wood/wattle or stone
  • One- or two-room
  • Gender roles
  • Men field labor
  • Women childcare, spinning, meals
  • Diet

9
Feudalism
  • Political arrangement of the Middle Ages
  • Lord grants a benefice (or fief) to a vassal
  • Vassal performs (military) service for the lord
    in return
  • Subinfeudationvassal divides his fief and
    distributes it to other vassals, becoming their
    lord
  • Decentralized structurelocal control

10
Aristocratic Roles
  • Defenders of society
  • Wield political power
  • Private warfare and castles
  • Clergys reforms
  • Peace of God
  • Truce of God
  • Crusades

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Warriors Training
  • Stages
  • Page (7)
  • Squire (14)
  • Knighting (21)
  • Code of chivalry
  • Tournaments
  • Melee
  • Joust
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