after 1066 Flashcards
why did William create castles in England
he created castles so the people would fear him.
how were castles effective?
the castles were located overlooking villages so they were constantly in fear.
were castles overall effective?
yes it was but the castles were made of wood and they were made of wood for a while until he started making stone castles as the wood could burn and rot.
why was the feudal system created by william?
to show who was higher up in society.
how did he increase his power using the feudal system?
his people (the Normans) would be higher in society.
was the feudal system overall effective?
yes it affected the British peoples mindset causing people to know their place.
why did william take control of the church?
he gained a large influence on the british as he could control the christians.
how did he gain power from the church?
he made the churches better and made it that most leaders of the church were usually normans.
was the power over the church effective?
as the church was the strongest power prier to william if he controlled the church his power would grow higher.
how did william affect Anglo Saxon woman?
he made it so they have to be marred to a norman to obtain land.
how was his control over woman effective?
the women had very little choice.
what is the domesday book?
it was a survey to see who could pay certain levels of tax.
how did william gain power from the Domesday book
he gained land and money as he knew who could afford to pay high tax.
was the domesday book effective?
yes as he gained control of 95% of the country in terms of land.
what was the use of terror and new laws?
he made laws that made Normans stronger like the murdrum- if a norman was killed near a anglo saxon village the village had to find the killer or face a heavy fine.
how did he gain power from use of terror and new laws?
the anglo saxons outnumbered the normans but the saxons had to pay an large fine that could destroy the village.
was the use of terror and new laws effective?
yes,less and less normans died to murder yearly due to terror.
