History 2149A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hundred Rolls, Western Roman Empire
15 Feb 2017
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Middle ages begins, exact timing is debate. Term serf emerged, colini farmers who were tied to their land in the roman empire. Villain, native are other names for serfs, but means a customary tenant. Lords who provided justice for inhabitants and protection when there was decentralization in western europe when kings were not able to sustain law and order over a large region. Lords had a manor on a large piece of land. Village courts were responsible for civil matters, law suits or minor felonies. The kings court dealt with major felonies like murder or treason. Britton conducted research under j ambrose raftis, he used raftis" method to reconstruct a village and analyse the lives of its serf inhabitations with village court documents. Raftis found that the socioeconomic position of a village family was indicated by the number o offices held by its male members. These families were characterized in the following ways.
