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    Manorialism includes the organization of manors, an estate that issues rights over land and people, that involves contracts and transactions between the owner of the land and the people on it (Jordan). Each manor is managed by a lord that was given power by the king and was further instructed by people of the manorial court (Jordan). The lord of the manor needs to be provided with each of the products that the serfs produce to have a sustainable manor ("Manorialism"). Each part of…

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    In the middle ages manorialism was very common. It was a time where peasants would work on the land a lord would own and compensate living there through farming, milling, taking care of cattle, or even sewing clothes. A widely known place that did this was called Wharram Percy. In the article Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village by English Heritage, in the history section it discusses that this village was occupied for 600 years (starting in around the 9th or 10th century) and was passed down…

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    declining in all the western countries the classic manorial system was also evolving; yet, as the west was in decline the eastern countries began adopting a similar form of feudalism as a result manorialism was also increasing in a semi different form in the eastern provinces (North and Thomas 781). Manorialism was greatly due to the Romans who created the framework for the independent outposts from the design of their farming plantations. It began to decrease because future conditions…

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    In the medieval society, the social, cultural, economic and political features influenced different groups. The social part of society were people with ideas and responsibilities. The cultural society included traditions, art and etc. Economic represented money, buildings, land and trade, and finally, political features involved the government, taxes and military services. There were many conflicts during the medieval times, mainly because of the events that occurred, including The Battle of…

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    However they both were treated badly, there was a distinct difference between the two. Serfs are peasants however not all peasants are serfs meaning that they are essentially similar however serfs have less power. The system of manorialism gave peasants the right of more freedom and declaring serfs bound to the land of their lord's manor. Feudalism gave lord's rights over serfs and peasants in which they had to agree to. The feudal system right of Treasure Trove gave power to nobles…

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    Warram Percy is one of the largest deserted medieval village in the middle age. Located in North Yorkshire, England; the village has been settled since prehistory (Bronze Age) and became very active during 10th-12th century when the members of the noble family Percy lived in the village. The Percy began the building of the South Manor, the foundation of the adjacent planned row of peasant houses, and improvements to the church. Then they further improved the village by building the North Manor…

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    composed of several dimensions that work together to balance each other off. There are political, social and cultural dimensions of feudalism. The political dimension consists of kinship and vassalage. The social dimension of feudalism consists of manorialism, and the cultural dimension consists of the ideas, beliefs, values, and religious points of view that people in that era possessed. The religious component of the social dimension is the most important aspect of feudalism, besides, the…

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    (MIP-1) Knights in the middle ages (SIP-A) (STEWE-1) Knights were the very definition of power. They had to fight in in the most gruesome battle in history, it’s no wonder that most common people were afraid of them. Most of the knights were spent their free time training, polishing their weapons and armor. Knights were usually wealthy but the wealthiest knights had three horses a tournament horse, a baggage horse, and a war horse (Walker 17). Knights live either on a manor or in a town.…

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    The carpenter had a set of skills that are very important and valuable to the lord. The carpenter has a role that makes him unique and different from other in different guilds or serfs. The carpenters would make doors and furniture for the castle or manor, he would use wood to make these thing. The carpenters special skill was woodworking. When stone castles came the carpenters made wood planks and beams for the castle support system or for the roof. The carpenters would use special tools that…

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    a debt or any other obligation. Forced labor is when people are forced to work, or perform services against their will under the threat of any form of punishment. Serfdom is the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism. The Arab slave trade first began in the 7th century. Slavery first started in the colony of Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. The eastern Arab slave trade dealt with mainly African women,…

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