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medieval village 1
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- 1how was the land organised during the medieval manor life?three field crop rotation
- 2what were the three types of crop?fallow, barley, wheat
- 3how many years does the crop rotation take?three years
- 4which way does the crop rotate every yearclockwise
- 5what is fallow land?this land was left without a crop in it, so it could recover its nutrients.
- 6what were the fields called when they were divided into strips?strip farming
- 7how many strips are in the field?6 strips and one known as the demesne land
- 8what and who took on the demesne land?the lord took all the crop
- 9what did the villain owe to the lord?he had to give one thirds of his crops.
he had to work on the demesne land for about 40 days a year, especially at harvest about sowing times. At Christmas and Easter he had to give gifts to his lord. he also needed permission to leave the manor and to get married. The aim was to tie the peasants to the land so they could not move somewhere else to work and get married. if he used the lord's mill or oven he had to pay the lord for using them in kind (i.e. crops)
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- fallow land description and useful information on fields, villains and demesne land.
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