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Norman Yoke

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Norman Lords, The King and the Church owned virtually all the land in England by 1086?

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Roughly how many Normans were there in England by 1086?

a)

20000

b)

500000

c)

1 million

d)

2 million

e)

120000

3.

What new system of social organisation was introduced by the Normans?

(a)  

4.

Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System?

a)

Peasants

b)

Knights

c)

Thralls

d)

Barons

e)

Thegns

5.
What % of the population worked in agriculture?
a)
90
b)
75
c)
10
d)
50
6.

Which of these statements about the Norman impact are true?

a)

Market Rents increased in towns

b)

Anglo-Saxons were forced to build castles

c)

Parish Churches were rebuilt in stone

d)

Monasteries were closed

e)

Slavery was introduced

7.
Which of these statements about the Norman impact on the countryside are true?
a)
Peasants were sometimes prevented from fishing in the lord's river
b)
Norman lords often charged high fees to use their water mills
c)
Some parts of the country were devastated by the Normans because they rebelled.
d)
The number of free ceorls (able to move around the countryside) decreased.<br />
e)
Land rents decreased.
8.

True or False? The number of towns in Southern England increased between 1066-1086?

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What law forced the English to pay heavy fines if a Norman was killed and the killer not found.

(a)  

10.

Royal Forests were protected by William's new Forest Laws. What did this law say?

a)

Hunting in the Forests was made illegal.

b)

An Englishman caught killing a deer would have their eyes gouged out.

c)

An Englishman caught hunting a rabbit would have 2 fingers chopped off.

d)

An Englishman caught gathering wood would be whipped.

e)

If you were caught in a Royal Forest after dark you could be hanged.

11.

What became the official language of government and the church?

(a)  

12.

What language was spoken by the ruling Normans?

(a)  

13.

Who replaced Stigand as Archbishop of Canterbury?

a)

Lanfranc

b)

Wulfstan

c)

Thomas of Bayeux

d)

Robert of Jumieges

14.

What do you think was the BIGGEST change that the Normans brought to England?

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