History week 9.

Manorialism and Feudalism were two interrelated systems that structured medieval European society. Feudalism was a hierarchical system that organized society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service and loyalty. It was a kingdom-wide social structure that enabled a king to hold onto power by handing out land and influence to people loyal to the king. The king or queen at the top of the hierarchy, who owned all the land. Individuals who received land directly from the monarch to manage on their behalf. Warriors who offered protection to the monarch and nobility in return for land and payment. The lowest tier, including serfs who worked the land in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land. Manorialism, also known as the manor system or seigneurial system, was the economic and social system that governed rural estates. It was a smaller-scale rural social structure where a noble person managed their large estate like a village. Laborers who worked the land to support themselves and the lord. They fulfilled their obligations through labor time, in-kind produce, or cash payments. Manorialism was a component of the broader feudal system. While feudalism organized the political and military aspects of society, manorialism focused on the economic and social organization of rural estates. Together, these systems helped maintain social order and stability during the Middle Ages.