HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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communities
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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 social hierarchy divided the peasantry: at the bottom of the structure were the serfs, who were legally tied to the land they worked. They were obliged both to grow their own food and to labour for the landowner.
Detailed explanation-3: -Beginning of Feudalism Around 900, nobles began protecting their people and lands from the Vikings. They built forts and fenced their lands. Peasants asked for protection. They gave the nobles their land and promised to work for them.