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  • William said that all the land in England belonged to everyone. (T/F)
    False. He said that it all belonged to him
  • How did each baron, earl, bishop and abbot paid rent for his land?
    By helping William in time of war
  • The Normans normally lived in the motte. (T/F)
    False! They normally lived in the bailey section
  • 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
  • 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
  • Besides the barons and earls, who else were given land by the king?
    The bishops and abbots
  • A fleet of little shops packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from ____ to _____
    A fleet of little shops packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from France to England
  • Who helped William the Conqueror conquer and rule England?
    The barons and earls
  • What was the motte?
    A higher ground mound with a wooden tower on top
  • William was duke of ________.
    Normandy
  • What was a keep?
    A high stone tower with thick walls
  • The Normans pulled down the Englishmen's _____ and set fire to their _____.
    homes; crops
  • What did they build instead of a wooden tower?
    A keep
  • What was a bailey?
    The bailey was mound of earth, protected by a ditch and a wooden stockade, with wooden huts inside
  • The English and Normans met in battle near ________.
    Hastings
  • What did the Normans build a few years later after the motte-and-bailey?
    Stone castles
  • Who won the fight? The English or the Normans?
    THE NORMANS, DUH
  • 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 English loved having a Norman king. (T/F)
    False! They did not want a Norman king
  • Who was on his way to England?
    Duke William of Normandy
  • Where would the Normans retreat to if the English attacked?
    The Motte
  • Who was Duke William?
    He was a Norman Duke that defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and soon became king of England
  • Harold marched north to fight _______.
    the king of Norway
  • Why did Harold march his men north from Sussex?
    He heard that the king of Norway had invaded the north of England
  • William crossed the Channel because he wanted to be king of ________.
    England
  • The English and Normans fought a battle near ______.
    Hastings
  • Who was King Harold?
    He was the of England until Duke William defeated him in the Battle of Hastings
  • At first, they built stone castles. (T/F)
    FALSE! They built motte-and-bailey castles first
  • The Normans built big houses in all the main towns and in many villages. (T/F)
    False! They built castles
  • Define tenants-in-chief
    When the lords and bishops pay their rent to the kind
  • Who were the leaders of the king's army?
    The barons and earls
  • What's a vassal?
    A man who did homage to the king
  • William was known as William the Jester. (T/F)
    False. he was known as William the Conqueror
  • 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
  • The king of England was called __________.
    Harold
  • 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 the Conqueror kept some of the land to himself and he gave some to his ______.
    lords
  • While Harold was in the north, who landed in Sussex?
    Duke Williams and his army
  • King ____ of ____ was waiting with his army in Sussex
    King Harold of England
  • 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
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