Manorialism was a way that people lived and worked a long time ago, especially in Europe during the Middle Ages. It was like a big system where a piece of land, called a manor, was the center of life for many people.
On a manor, there would be a lord who owned the land and lived in a big house, and he was in charge. The lord had farmers and workers called peasants who lived on the land. The peasants worked the fields to grow food and took care of animals. In return for the land and protection, the peasants gave some of their food and money to the lord.
So, you can think of manorialism as a kind of teamwork: the lord provided land and safety, while the peasants worked hard to produce food and take care of the land!
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