KNIGHTS AND PEASANTS

KNIGHTS LIFE FOR A YEAR

• A lord typically demanded about 40days of mouted combat each year.
• Knights pastimes also often revolved around training for war.
• Wrestling and hunting helped knights gain strentgh and practice .

PEASANTS LIFE IN A YEAR

• Croweded cottages
• Food, vegetables
• Coarse brown
• Bread
• Grain, cheese and soup

KNIGHTS TREATMENT

• They rewarded knights, their most skilled warriors
• Knights could afford to pay for costly weapons, armor, and warhorse
• Knights were expected to display courage in battle and loyalty to their lord

PEASANTS TREATMENT

• People who lived by the lord manors house were treated better
• Some had better food.
• Some had better jobs.
• Some had to pay less taxes

KNIGHTS JOBS

• To serve for the king
• Display courage in battle and loyalty
• Pledged to defend their lords land in exchange

PEASANTS JOBS

• Worked in the manor produced products toiled the fields
• Produced mainly everything in the manor

KNIGHTS CLOTHING

• Tights
• Long shirts

PEASANTS CLOTHING

• Robes
• Sandles
• Clogs
• Tight pants

PEASANTS FUEDAL PYRAMID

• Base of the pyramid
• Were landless peasants who toiled in the fiefs

KNIGHTS FEUDAL PYRAMID

• The 3rd of the pyramid
• Were mounted warriors who pledged to defend their lords lands in exchange