I. Disintegration of the Carolingian Empire
     Internel problems
     External threats
       Vikings    PowerPoint presentation --  Vikings
        Muslims
II. The Emergence of  Feudalism
      The Origins of Feudal Society           Those Who Fight
III. The Manorial System
    A. manors based on Roman latifundia
    B. controlled by Roman patrons or German lords
    C. worked by peasants, serfs
    D.  The Medieval Manor  composed of village, church, manor house,
        i. farm lands, commons, forest
        ii. village consisted of 20 to 50 families  The Medieval Village
           Description of Manor House at Chingford, Essex
II. Land       Those Who Work
    A. land divided into lord's demesne -- roughly 1/4 - 1/3 of farm land
         -- worked by peasants / serfs
    B. fields divided into strips -- two field system  Agriculture
    C. meadow & woods shared for grazing, firewood
    D. villagers divided fields into strips
III. Farming
    A. simple tools
    B. shared work, draft animals
    C. low yields
    D. two fields, later three -- rotated fields
IV. Administration --  Manoral Management & Organization
    A. Steward ran manor
    B. Bailiff supervised peasants, lord's land
    C. Reeve elected foreman
V. Manoral Economy
    A. provided lord with income -- crops, services, monopolies
    B. peasants worked lord's land 2 to 3 days a week
    C. peasants paid taille, fees for use of mills, ovens, wine press
    D. few free peasants, serfs bound to land
VI. Life of Peasants      Medieval Society and Culture
    A. suffered from malnutrition, disease, occassional wars
    B. homes simple, built of available materials
    C. little free time, Sunday & holy days