Purpose: The manor was the lord’s estate. A manor system was the basic economic arrangement. It rested on a set of rights and obligations between a lord and his serfs. The lord provided the serfs with housing, farmland, and protection from bandits. In return, serfs tended the lord’s lands, cared for his animals, and performed other tasks to maintain the estate.
A manor typically covered only a few square miles of land and usually consisted of the lord’s manor house, a church, and the worships. Fifteen to thirty families lived in the village on a manor. Fields, pastures, and woodlands surrounded the village. It was a self-sufficient community because they were able to raise or produce nearly everything that they and their lorded needed for daily life.
Assignment: You will create your own Medieval manor map. On page 304-305 of your textbook, there is an example of a medieval manor. Please only use this as a guide. This is your manor that you create. Please add in your own individuality.
Below are some websites that will help you plan out your medieval manor map:
http://medievalmanor.tripod.com/manor_full.htm
ftp://ftp.heritageacademies.com/ET/CurriculumCenter/NHAHistoryInteractive/Feudalism/manorvirtualtour.html
http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?ST9%20Medieval%20Manor
The following items must be included in your map:
- Manor House: The dwelling place of the lord and his family and their servants.
- Village Church: Site of both religious services and public meetings.
- Peasant cottages: Where the peasants lived.
- Lord’s Demesne: Fields owned by the lord and worked by the peasants
- Peasants Crofts: Gardens that belonged to the peasants
- Mill: Water-powered mill for grinding grain.
- Common Pasture: Common area for grazing animals.
- Woodland: Forests provided wood for fuel.
LEGEND: Your map must include a legend or a key so that anyone looking at the map can find where they are going. You may use numbers, letters, symbols, etc. You must also include a compass rose. This allows people know what direction is north, south, east and west.
You may work with a partner or by yourself. This is completely up to you. You may not work in groups - only 1 or 2 people.
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