Middle Ages

When did William the Conqueror defeat the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings?

• 1215
  

• 1066

• 1135

• 1100

What was one of the key advantages of the Norman army at the Battle of Hastings?

• 
  Armoured knights on horseback
  

• Superior infantry weapons

• Support from local barons

• Advanced naval fleet

How did the Normans solidify their control over England?

• By constructing castles and keeps

• By building a navy
  

• By establishing trading posts
  

• By signing treaties with Anglo-Saxons

What significant event took place on Christmas Day 1066?

• The crowning of William the Conqueror as king
  

• The signing of the Magna Carta
  

• The start of the Hundred Years’ War
  

• The division of England into feudal territories

What system did the Normans introduce in England?

• 
  Guild-based socialism

• Constitutional monarchy
  

• Democracy
  

• Feudalism

What were the serfs' rights under the feudal system?

• They could own land
  

• 
  They received wages
  

• 
  They had the right to cultivate a few strips of land*
  

• They could vote for local leaders

What was the purpose of the Domesday Book?

• 
  To document the population and wealth of England
  

• To record military victories
  

• To establish religious laws
  

• To outline the king's will

What language did the Normans bring to England?

• Old English
  

• Norman French

• German
  

• Gaelic

What was the Constitutions of Clarendon (1164) designed to do?

• Strengthen the Church's power
  

• Reduce the Church's power and affirm royal authority

• Establish guild rights
  

• Create a new taxation system

Who refused to sign the Constitutions of Clarendon?

• Thomas Becket

• Richard I
  

• 
  Stephen
  

• Geoffrey of Anjou