HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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large land owner
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a self sufficient “farm” with everything needed to survive
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a self sufficient castles were Kings lived
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a piece of land with nothing on it
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Manor System refers to a system of agricultural estates in the Middle Ages, owned by a Lord and run by serfs or peasants. The Lords provided safety and protection from outside threats and the serfs or peasants provided labor to run the manor.
Detailed explanation-2: -A manor was usually comprised of tracts of agricultural land, a village whose inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house where the lord who owned or controlled the estate lived. Manors might also have had woods, orchards, gardens, and lakes or ponds where fish could be found.
Detailed explanation-3: -The manor system was a sophisticated land management system that was hierarchal in structure. The system included a manor lord at the top of the hierarchy, who had authority over the various groups of people who lived on the manor, worked the land or provided other services.
Detailed explanation-4: -The medieval manor was a large estate granted to a lord by the king. The manor house served as the communal center of the manor as well as the residence of the lord and his family. Peasants were allowed to live on the manor in exchange for working the land reserved for the lord, known as the demesne.