Managing Nature’s Bounty: Feudalism in

Medieval Europe

California Education and the Environment InitiativeVisual Aids

History-Social Science Standard

7.6.3.

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Lesson 1 Managing California’s Resources

1 California Fish and Game Regions 2

2 Map of Medieval Europe 3

Lesson 2 Introducing Feudalism

3 Europe After the Fall of Rome 4

4 Regions of Europe 5

5 Natural Features of Europe’s Regions 6

6 Ecosystem Goods and Ecosystem Services 7

7 The Feudal Hierarchy 8

Lesson 3 Life on the Manor

8 Medieval Manor Lands 9

9 Jobs on the Manor 10

10 Paying Rent 11

11 Working the Land 12

Lesson 4 To Market, to Market…

12 Medieval Market 13

13 Trade Goods 14

14 Trade Routes and Markets of Medieval Europe 15

Lesson 5 Of Nobles and Outlaws

15 Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #1 16

16 Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #2 17

Contents

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VA #1 California Fish and Game Regions

California Fish and Game Regions

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VA #2 Map of Medieval Europe

Map of Medieval Europe

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VA #3 Europe After the Fall of Rome

Europe After the Fall of Rome

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N O R T H AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

B L A C KS E A

NORWEGIANSEA

GREENLAND

SEA

NORTHSEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Sueves

Basques

Gascony

Scots

Picts

Britons

Angles and Saxons

JutesDanes

North Men

Thruingians

Mauretanians

BARENTS

SEA

Estonians

Lombards

Cepids

Bavarians

Slavic Peoples

Kingdom of the Franks

Kingdom of the Burgundians

Kingdom of the East Goths

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Kingdom of the West Goths

Kingdom of the Vandals

East Roman Empire

Peoples identified in black type

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VA #4 Regions of Europe

Regions of Europe

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N O R T H AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

B L A C KS E A

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VA #5 Natural Features of Europe’s Regions

Natural Features of Europe’s Regions

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Instructions: Use the Physical Features and Natural Regions of Europe student map and the Regions of Europe projected map to complete the chart below. (2 points each)

Region of Europe

Natural Features

North

Central

South

West

East

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VA #6 Ecosystem Goods and Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem Goods and Ecosystem Services

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Instructions: Describe what ecosystem goods and ecosystem services each of these natural features would have supplied to the people of the Middle Ages. (2 points each)

Rivers:

Forests:

Grasslands:

Mountains:

Seas and Oceans:

Instructions: Explain the connection between feudalism and these ecosystem goods and ecosystem services in medieval Europe. (5 points each)

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VA #7 The Feudal Hierarchy

The Feudal Hierarchy

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Cooperation and Mutual Obligations

Feudal/Manorial Obligations

KingFiefs & Peasants

Lords (Vassals)

Shelter, Protection Land to Grow Food

Manorialism = Economic System

Feudalism = Political System

Medieval Life

Knights (Vassals)

Peasants

Military Service Homage

Pay Rent, Farmthe Land

ShelterProtection

Food

Loyalty, Military Aid

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VA #8 Medieval Manor Lands

Medieval Manor Lands

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Orchard

Orchard

Church

VillageManor

Cemetery

Meadows

Forests

Common lands

Pasture(for grazing) Crops

Crops

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VA #9 Jobs on the Manor

Jobs on the Manor

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Title Definition Modern Examples

Bailiff A protector of a manor or estate. A custodian of a school, or a guard of a community, like a modern-day sheriff or police officer.

Forester A person responsible for enforcing the laws of the forest.

A game warden from the Department of Fish and Game.

Lord A person of noble rank who may own one or more manors.

A person who owns an apartment building where other people live; a landlord.

Serf A person obligated to work for a lord in exchange for protection.

A slave or indentured servant.

Reeve A person responsible for the livestock used by a lord.

A stable hand or ranch hand.

Steward A person who manages the affairs of someone else.

A business manager or personal assistant.

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VA #10 Paying Rent

Paying Rent

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VA #11 Working the Land

Working the Land

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VA #12 Medieval Market

Medieval Market

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Trade Goods

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VA #13 Trade Goods

Coal Timber Fish Furs

Pitch (tar) Tin Copper Wool

Honey Grain Cloth Iron

Wine Citrus Olive Oil Dried Fruits and Nuts

Leather Wax

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VA #14 Trade Routes and Markets of Medieval Europe

Trade Routes and Markets of Medieval Europe

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Trade routes

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BLACKSEA

NORWEGIANSEA

NORTHSEA

BALTICSEA

BARENTSSEA

M E D I T E RRA

NE A N S E A

IRISHSEA

Volga

Thames

L o i r e

Seine

Rhone

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Danube

Tripoli

Carthage

Cordova

Toledo

Montpellier Marseille

Genoa

Pisa

Naples

FlorenceSienna

Rome

Venice

London

Hull Kiel

Bergen

Stockholm

Riga

Alexandria

Tyre

Damascus

Antioch

Constantinople

Preveza

Durazzo

Ragusa Nish

Belgrade Feodosiva

Tana

Sarai

Moscow

Budapest

Kiev

Novgorod

Milan

Paris

Brussels

Bordeaux

Limoges

Bruges

Valencia

Barcelona

LubeckHamburg

CologneLeipzig

GdanskKonigsberg

Pskow

Cracow

Vienna

Chalons

Augsburg

Breslau

Rostock

Stralsund

Avignon

MALLORCA

Bremen

Alps

Carpathian Mountains

Pyrenees Mountains

Balkan Mountains

Taurus Mountains

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VA #15 Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #1

Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #1

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Abbot of St. Albans John and Peter Somery

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VA #16 Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #2

Plaintiffs and Defendants: Case #2

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Lady Lettice Kyriel John French William Patching

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