Europe Role Cards Flashcards
Who owns a manor in Medieval Europe?
Lords
In the days of Rome, many elites used a steady supply of ___
Slaves
Manors are…
A large estate that is the center of medieval agriculture and community
Slaves…
Worked the land and provided food
Supply of slaves has…
Dried up
You need..
People to work your land and provide you with food
You have…
Fields to be planted, animals to be tended, and usual upkeep (chopping wood, maintaining the mill, etc)
Gone are the days of Roman armies and legions…
You need military protection for your manor in case of attack
You can grant…
Fiefs on your manor to individuals
Fiefs are
Grants of land
Vassals/Lesser Nobles..
Do not own their own estates but are trained to fight and have their own armor weapons and horse
Armor, weapons, and horses are…
Pretty pricey and require a lot of training
Land is…
Wealth and an important resource
Vassals/Lesser Nobles (land)
Cannot buy land but can find a way to assert control over some land and reap the benefits of that land (like food)
True or false: vassals/lesser nobles don’t have time to work the land themselves
True
Peasants are…
Poor, but free men
Peasants need…
Land to farm and work on to grow food and support family
Peasants don’t have money to buy land and have no inheritance but…
Perhaps they can work out a deal (tenure) to farm someone else’s land
Otherwise…
Peasants will starve and fall into debt
True or false: peasants need to offer something in return
True
Peasants also need…
Protection from warfare or invasions and someone to advocate for them
Serfs have….
No real legal status
Serfs cannot…
Be outright enslaved, but their options are limited because they have no wealth and nothing to offer beyond labor
Like peasants, serfs need…
Protection
Serfs also need…
Guardianship of someone more powerful
Villein
A tenant who is subject to a lord and pays dues/services in return for living on and working the land
Vassal
Usually a member of the lower nobility who is given a fief of land in return for military service and loyalty to a lord or king
Fief
A grant of land on the condition of feudal service
Manor
An estate with surrounding country lands
Fealty
Loyalty
Homage
Respect
Serf
A peasant bound to the land of his/her lord
Peasants
A poor farmer who rents land, unlike a serf, not bound to land (a freeman)
Abbot
Someone who oversees a monetary
