Life on the Medieval Manor

4. If a noble died ____________________, his tenant-in-chief could take back the manor.
8. These peasants paid money to the lord but did not have to work on his demesne.
10. As tenants themselves, the lord and lady of a manor had many ____________________.
15. Before marriage, a medieval girl's life was controlled by her ____________________.
16. This combination of woven sticks covered with clay or mud was a common building material for houses in a medieval village.
17. Every year, at least one field on the manor was left ____________________, in order to loosen the soil, control plant disease and kill weeds.
18. Large fiefs were divided into parcels of land called ____________________.

1. As pay-back to the tenant-in-chief, the lord had to provide a required number of ____________________ to fight in battle.
2. In medieval times, the whole ____________________ helped with planting and harvesting.
3. This land consisted of the gardens and orchards around the manor house and some strips of land in the manor fields.
5. Medieval manors usually provided enough food for everyone who lived on them, meaning that they were completely ____________________.
6. These managers looked after day-to-day affairs on the manor, and kept the peace.
7. These peasants had to donate two or three days every week to working the lord's demesne.
9. The lord and lady of a manor lived as well as they could, with the help of many ____________________.
11. All nobles were expected to marry and have ____________________.
12. Noble marriages were much more about ____________________ than about romance.
13. Medieval farmers allowed animals to roam freely on crop fields because ____________________ is an excellent fertilizer.
14. After marriage, a medieval girl's life was controlled by her ____________________.