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CRIME + PUNISHMENT (1000-1500) Flashcards

1
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What is capital punishment?

A

The death penalty

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2
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What is corporal punishment

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Punishments that harm the body

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3
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What is wirgild

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Blood price e.g: 12 shillings for an ear

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4
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What was trial by ordeal

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A test where god decides if someone is guilty of commuting a crime or not

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5
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What are the 3 types of crime

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Crimes against the person
Crimes against property
Crimes against power/protest

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6
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What were tithings

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Groups of 10 men policing each othere

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7
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What are some examples of law enforcement from 1000-1500

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Hue and cry
Tithings
Trial by ordeal

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8
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What are some examples of punishments used in 1000 -1500

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Compensation
Wergild
Corporal punishment
Capital punishment
Hanging
Maiming
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9
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What were the two types of court

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Secular court (Government/king)
Ecclesiastical court (church)
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10
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What did William the conqueror introduce when he came to power

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Trial by combat
Fines paid to the king as a punishment
Feudal system
Forest laws

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11
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What were the roles of the church

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Sanctuary
Benefit of the clergy
Trial by ordeal

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12
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What was the benefit of clergy

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Reading psalm 51 to avoid execution

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13
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What was sanctuary

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A safe place you can stay for 40 days for protection from the law

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14
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How did the church help

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They gave people a way out of the death penalty
Helped people in trouble
They were trusted
They dealt with moral crimes

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15
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How did the church hinder

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They took power from the king
They had their own legal system
↪️ this made a mockery of the king
Their system meant that people who had committed serious crimes got away with it

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16
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What were some Norman changes to the law

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Mudrum fine
Forest laws
Trial by combat was introduced
Church courts
Ended wirgild
17
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What are examples of crime against the person

A

Murder
Assault
Rape

18
Q

What are examples of crime against authority/power

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Treason
Rebellion
Terrorism

19
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What are examples of crimes against property

A

Arson
Theft
Poaching
Fraud

20
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What were the forest laws

A

Forests that only William I and Norman nobility were allowed to use

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