BIOL 1201 Lecture : Lecture 5
Document Summary
Louis the pious (814-840: charlemagne"s son, his sons revolt against him twice, upon his death his three remaining sons. Lord: vassals under, the most important thing the lord got was the military they got from the vassels. Largest social group lived in villages of mud brick houses. Horse collar: to farm in europe they used oxen and the yoke. Invented so that they could use horses to plow fields puts weight on shoulders: fields were long furoghs, heavy plow. Iron plow: used the light scratch plow made for mediterranean soil. Listed times when nobles weren"t allowed to fight: holy days and evolves to certain days of the week, did not completely work, tensions and conflict, relationship to the peasants. Identified themselves as good christians: vacation days, sunday lords day, did not have to work on holy days and religious festivals, holiday, charitable organization, food to the poor, widows, etc, connection to the outside world.
