Rural medieval England (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Medieval period dates covered in this note
Medieval period dates covered in this note
1189-1216
System organizing medieval agricultural life
System organizing medieval agricultural life
Manorial system
Manor definition
Manor definition
Large estate with farmland, village, and buildings
Farming technique using three fields
Farming technique using three fields
Three-field system
Meaning of fallow land
Meaning of fallow land
Land left unplanted to rest and recover nutrients
Peasant working hours
Peasant working hours
Dawn to dusk
Material for peasant house walls
Material for peasant house walls
Wattle-and-daub (wooden strips and clay)
Status of villeins and serfs
Status of villeins and serfs
Not free to leave manor without permission
Days per week peasants worked for lord
Days per week peasants worked for lord
Three days
Peasants with more privileges who could move
Peasants with more privileges who could move
Freemen
Where animals grazed during daylight
Where animals grazed during daylight
Common land
Official day of rest for peasants
Official day of rest for peasants
Sunday
Role of village church beyond worship
Role of village church beyond worship
Centre of community life and social gathering
Life expectancy in medieval period
Life expectancy in medieval period
30s or 40s
Crops in three-field system
Crops in three-field system
Wheat/barley, oats, and fallow (resting)