The Medieval Village Flashcards
(13 cards)
Fill in the blank:
Most people in the Middle Ages were __________ and lived in villages
Peasants
What were the two main types of peasant?
Freemen and villein
True of false:
Freemen worked for the lords wages or owned a small amount of land themselves
True
Were villeins free?
Yes
Why did each peasant farm strips of land on each field?
To ensure fair distribution of the most fertile land
What did the villeins have to have the lords permission for?
To leave the village or to get married
What could the peasants do as well as growing crops?
They could graze animals on the common land and collect nuts and berries from the wood
Did both the freemen and the villeins have to use the lords mill and baker?
Yes
True or false?
The freemen did not have to pay the lords baker to bake his bread
False
In medieval times, did the people have to eat what they grew and raised?
Yes and if the crops did not grow, they starved
Once the harvest was safely stored in the barn, people would celebrate the harvest festival in church. Is this true?
Yes
Who were the other people in the village alongside the freemen and villeins?
The lord of the manor, his deputy: the bailiff, the reeve (overseer of the villiens, often one himself), blacksmith, miller, carpenter, the cottars
Who were the cottars?
Very poor villagers who were not able to work for the lord but often had their own small farms, and they sometimes had to beg for food
