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  • Harold marched north to fight _______.
    the king of Norway
  • Why did Harold only reach Sussex with only half of his army?
    He had just finished his battle near York and he moved too fast for some of his men
  • What was the motte?
    A higher ground mound with a wooden tower on top
  • What was a keep?
    A high stone tower with thick walls
  • What is a feudal system?
    The king provide land to his loyal subjects (barons, earls, bishops, etc) in exchange for their loyalty and service in times of war
  • The English and Normans fought a battle near ______.
    Hastings
  • What was a bailey?
    The bailey was mound of earth, protected by a ditch and a wooden stockade, with wooden huts inside
  • The English loved having a Norman king. (T/F)
    False! They did not want a Norman king
  • Who was Duke William?
    He was a Norman Duke that defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and soon became king of England
  • William was known as William the Jester. (T/F)
    False. he was known as William the Conqueror
  • The Normans pulled down the Englishmen's _____ and set fire to their _____.
    homes; crops
  • A fleet of little ships packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from ____ to _____
    A fleet of little ships packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from France to England
  • What does it mean "doing homage"?
    When the lords and bishops got their land, they had to kneel before their king and promise to serve him
  • What happened to the men who fought against the Norman king?
    They were killed and so were their wives and children. The Normans also pulled down their homes and set fire to their crops.
  • The king of England was called __________.
    Harold
  • Who was King Harold?
    He was the of England until Duke William defeated him in the Battle of Hastings
  • What did they build instead of a wooden tower?
    A keep
  • The English and Normans met in battle near ________.
    Hastings
  • Who were the leaders of the king's army?
    The barons and earls
  • Besides the barons and earls, who else was given land by the king?
    The bishops and abbots
  • What is a Doomesday Book? And why was it created?
    William created this because he didn't always trust his great lords. This book contained information on who owned the land, and how much it was worth
  • Define tenants-in-chief
    When the lords and bishops pay their rent to the kind
  • Who helped William the Conqueror conquer and rule England?
    The barons and earls
  • At first, they built stone castles. (T/F)
    FALSE! They built motte-and-bailey castles first
  • William said that all the land in England belonged to everyone. (T/F)
    False. He said that it all belonged to him
  • While Harold was in the north, who landed in Sussex?
    Duke Williams and his army
  • Who won the fight? The English or the Normans?
    THE NORMANS, DUH
  • Why did Harold march his men north from Sussex?
    He heard that the king of Norway had invaded the north of England
  • How did each baron, earl, bishop and abbot pay rent for his land?
    By helping William in time of war
  • King Harold beat the Norwegians in a battle near what city?
    York
  • A _____ ______ blew in the English Channel on __ September ______
    A south wind blew in the English Channel on 26 September 1066
  • William crossed the Channel because he wanted to be king of ________.
    England
  • What's a vassal?
    A man who did homage to the king
  • William the Conqueror kept some of the land to himself and he gave some to his ______.
    lords
  • The Normans built big houses in all the main towns and in many villages. (T/F)
    False! They built castles
  • King ____ of ____ was waiting with his army in Sussex
    King Harold of England
  • What did the Normans build a few years later after the motte-and-bailey?
    Stone castles
  • Who was on his way to England?
    Duke William of Normandy
  • William was duke of ________.
    Normandy
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