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WorksheetsNorman Yoke
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or False: Norman Lords, The King and the Church owned virtually all the land in England by 1086?
true
false
Roughly how many Normans were there in England by 1086?
20000
500000
1 million
2 million
120000
What new system of social organisation was introduced by the Normans?
(a)
Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System?
Peasants
Knights
Thralls
Barons
Thegns
Which of these statements about the Norman impact are true?
Market Rents increased in towns
Anglo-Saxons were forced to build castles
Parish Churches were rebuilt in stone
Monasteries were closed
Slavery was introduced
True or False? The number of towns in Southern England increased between 1066-1086?
true
false
What law forced the English to pay heavy fines if a Norman was killed and the killer not found.
(a)
Royal Forests were protected by William's new Forest Laws. What did this law say?
Hunting in the Forests was made illegal.
An Englishman caught killing a deer would have their eyes gouged out.
An Englishman caught hunting a rabbit would have 2 fingers chopped off.
An Englishman caught gathering wood would be whipped.
If you were caught in a Royal Forest after dark you could be hanged.
What became the official language of government and the church?
(a)
What language was spoken by the ruling Normans?
(a)
Who replaced Stigand as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Lanfranc
Wulfstan
Thomas of Bayeux
Robert of Jumieges
What do you think was the BIGGEST change that the Normans brought to England?
