From a lesson I gave to my students
Peasants, also known as serfs:
Serfs
weren’t allowed to leave their land w/o permission
Were
protected by the lord
Men,
women, and children worked (farming, cooking, cleaning, taking care of animals,
etc…)
Most
manors had skilled workers (traded services to peasants for food)
Manors
had everything you needed to live
Lords
Lord
of the manor controlled everything that happened on his land
Collected
taxes, resolved conflicts, and punished people
Manor
lords and ladies lived better than most
Manor
lords could die in battle or from diseases
