World Builders · Issue 10 Lesson 2 Total XP · 50

Feudalism and Life on a Feudal Manor

Students explain how feudalism organized land, protection, and labor, and describe how manors worked as local centers of daily life and production.

Activities, Instructions & XP

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Warm-Up: Trade One Thing for Another

10 XP · Knowledge
Warm-Up XP Breakdown
SP (Skill Points)0
CP (Challenge Points)10
Feudalism is built on exchange. This warm-up rewards clear explanations of what people gave and what they received.

Quick-write + partner share to identify feudal exchanges (land, protection, labor, loyalty).

In feudal society, people made deals for survival. Use the reading to connect the idea of mutual obligations to manor life.

Student Inputs
What People Gave
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What People Got
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Your combined warm-up response will appear here.
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Vocabulary (Use in Your Writing)

fief, vassal, manor, serf, obligation, protection

Activity 1: The Manor as a “Mini-World”

20 XP · Knowledge
Activity 1 XP Breakdown
SP (Skill Points)10
CP (Challenge Points)10
Skill Points reward accurate manor features and roles. Challenge Points reward explaining how the manor functioned as a local economy and community.

Students identify manor features and explain how the manor system supported survival and control.

A manor was more than a home—it was a working community. Use the reading to describe what you might see on a manor and how people lived and worked there.

Student Instructions
  • Read the section about feudalism and life on a manor.
  • On paper or digitally, sketch a simple manor layout. Label at least 6 features.
  • Use the sentence builder to write a 4-sentence explanation of how a manor worked.
  • Tip: Include who worked, who protected, who owned land, and how food/goods were produced.
Manor Layout Suggestions

Manor house/castle, village huts, fields, barns, mill, church, blacksmith/workshop, roads, forests/pasture.

4-Sentence Explanation Builder

Draft each sentence below. Then press Generate to combine them.

Sentence 1 – What a Manor Was
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Sentence 2 – Work and Production
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Sentence 3 – Protection and Rules
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Sentence 4 – Why Manors Lasted
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Paragraph Builder – Life on a Feudal Manor

This card combines your four sentences into one paragraph. You can revise it and push changes back to the sentence accordions.

Color-Coded Paragraph View
Your color-coded paragraph will appear here.
Editable Paragraph

Generate combines sentences. Revise updates the sentence boxes based on your first four sentences.

Activity 2: Was the Manor System Fair?

20 XP · Skills
Activity 2 XP Breakdown
SP (Skill Points)10
CP (Challenge Points)10
Skill Points reward claim + reasoning + evidence. Challenge Points reward clear evaluation of benefits and limits for different social groups.

Students write a short argument: manors provided stability, but power and freedom were unequal.

Use the text to build a balanced answer. Explain one benefit and one drawback of the manor system, then support your opinion with details.

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Student Instructions
  • Re-read the manor section and identify who benefited and who struggled.
  • Use the accordions to plan a 5-part response.
  • Press Generate to preview your response, then Submit to send your work.
Introduction (Your Claim)
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Benefit (Stability/Safety)
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Drawback (Freedom/Workload)
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Who Benefited Most?
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Conclusion (Final Judgment)
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Your combined argument will appear here, with each part labeled.
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