Farming and food
Serfs & Lords
Manor Life
Vocabulay
Church and Community
100

What did they farm?

wheat and rye

100

What does the lord do?

Protect the peseants

100
Who lives on the manor?

The lord, his family, servants

100

What is a serf?

                                               

person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor; a serf could not choose to leave the estate but was required to stay and work the land as the lord demanded; a peasant who is not free

                                   


    

100

What is next to the chuch?

graveyard or cemetary

200

What animals did they use for work?

Oxen

200

Who is below the lord?

Serfs and pesants

200

What is a manor?

A big country house and its surrounding land

200

What holidays did the community celebrate?

Christmas and Easter

300

What system did they use for farming?

The three-field farming system.

300

What did the serfs do for the lords?

Cooked, cleaned, and farmed for the lords

300

What did the community do together?

Played games, had feasts, and celebrated.
400

How many years did they cycle through using a farm plot?

Three years