serfs and manors Flashcards
1
Q
peasants
A
sought protection from a lord and pledged their labor and obedience in ex change for security and a chance to cultivate
2
Q
serfs
A
slaves fixed with free peasants
-anyone obligated to the lord whose land they cultivated
3
Q
males role
A
3 days a week in the field
+ more in planting and harvesting season
4
Q
women role
A
keep sheep and cattle, churned butter, brewed beer, spun thread, wove clothes
for the lord and his family
5
Q
principal form of agricultural organization in W Europe
A
manors
6
Q
manors
A
larges estate with fields, meadows, lakes, forests, etc.
-serfs are bound to the pland
7
Q
who is political military figure
A
lord of the manor
and his deputies
