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.

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Vocabulary (Use in Your Writing)

fief, vassal, manor, serf, obligation, protection

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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.

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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.

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

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.
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.

S1 – What a Manor Was
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S2 – Work and Production
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S3 – Protection and Rules
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S4 – Why Manors Lasted
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Paragraph Builder – Life on a Feudal Manor

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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.

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

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