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LIFE in the MIDDLE AGES Socio-Economic and Cultural System

Socio-Economic System of the Middle Ages

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LIFE in the MIDDLE AGES

Socio-Economic and Cultural System

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The Development of Medieval Europe

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Life in the Middle Ages

• Socio-political structure FEUDALISM– Determines who has power and authority• NOBLES, CLERGY

• Economic arrangement MANORIALISM– Determines who produces food, other goods• PEASANTS

FEUDALISM

MANORIALISM

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Pietracamela, Abruzo, Italy St. Thomas Aquinas

Medieval KingsMedieval Knights

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Feudalism• What is it?– A system of land ownership and tenure– Political-economic basis was land

• When did it develop?– 5th-17th century, but only fully developed in Europe

from the 11th-14th century• How did it develop?– Nobles started forming alliances with each other to

help protect themselves and their property• Who are involved?– 2 nobles (a lord and a vassal)

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Lord-Vassal Relationship

LORD

VASSAL

Land(Fief)

Loyalty(Fealty)

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Lord-Vassal Relationship

LORD A

VASSAL XLORD B

LORD C

LORD D

VASSAL W

VASSAL Y

VASSAL Z

Noble K

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Manorialism

• What is it?– A system of land

ownership and cultivation, where peasants tend the lands of the lord in return for housing and protection

– Largely self-contained & self-reliant

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Manorialism

• What is a manor?– The term manor

refers to the manor-house, farm land and surrounding woods that the lord owns

• Who are involved?– A lord and the

peasants living in the manor

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England

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Lord-Serf Relationship

LORD

Serf

Housing, Farm Land, Protection

Service, Fees, Fines

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Education

• UNIVERSITIES– In the 12th-13th

centuries, Cathedral-schools meant to train the clergy grew into universities

– Curriculum focused on philosophy & theology, plus 7 liberal arts

Medieval Classroom

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Education

– Early universities were found in Paris, 2 in England, 2 in Italy (Bologna, Salerno)

– In 1231, the Pope signed the Magna Carta of Universities (gave universities the right to govern themselves)

University of Paris Medieval Classroom

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Tabula Peutingeriana (1265) Map

Britain, Belgium, France, Algeria Southern Germany, Switzerland, Northern Italy

Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia Parts of Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Tunisia

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Education, Art & LiteratureAdvancements in Agriculture

Surplus Production

Division of Labor

Growth of Commerce

Rebirth of Towns

Revival of Focus on Education

Birth of Universities

Growth of Book-Based Industry

Change of Focus of Art

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WindmillWaterwheel

Horse CollarHorse-drawn Plow

Horseshoe

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