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Anglo saxon crime and punishment Flashcards

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What is treason?

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Betraying the king

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What are Crimes against the Person?

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Crimes that cause physical harm to another person

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What are Crimes against Property?

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Crimes that involve taking or damaging something that belongs to another person

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What are Moral Crimes?

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Actions that don’t match up to society’s views on decent behaviour e.g. adultery

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What is Petty Theft?

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Stealing small, low value items

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What is Capital Punishment?

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The death penalty

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What is Corporal Punishment?

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Punishments that cause harm or pain to the body

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What is Retribution?

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Matching the punishment to the severity of the crime

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What is Deterrent?

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A frightening or painful punishment meant to put others off committing the same crime

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What is Maiming?

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Harming a criminal

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What is Collective Responsibility?

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Being responsible for the actions of others in your group/village

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What is Hue and Cry?

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Shouting until the whole village comes to the scene of the crime

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What is a Reeve?

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A local official

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What is a Tithing?

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A group of 10 families that were responsible for the rest of the tithing

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What is a Trial by Oath?

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Swearing under oath you are innocent

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What is a King’s Shire Reeve?

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An official appointed by the king to enforce the law through the shire

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Who was the final judge of Innocence or Guilt?

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God

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Who was King from 976-1016?

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KIng Ethelred II

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What did King Ethelred do to gain more power over England?

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He fought off viking attacks

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What was the Anglo Saxon Social Structure and how was it Structured

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The social system, the king on top, nobles under, freemen under and serfs at the bottom

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