england in anglo-saxon times Flashcards

1
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who was the most powerful in anglo-saxon england?

A

the king

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2
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who were the most important after the king

A

earls

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3
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what are thegns

A

local lords, lived in manor house, had more than 5 hides of land. duty to provide men for fyrd

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4
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how much of the population did slaves make up

A

10%

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5
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how were ceorls different from peasants

A

they were free to work for another lord, whereas peasants worked for their local lord

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6
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what was the witan (and who made up the witan)

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council of advisers to the king, made up of archbishops and earls

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7
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give 2 features of the earl

A
  • collected taxes
  • in charge of justice and legal punishments in their earldom
  • had great military power (each had group of housecarls)
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8
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what is the fyrd

A

an army made up of one man from every five hides

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9
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each earldom was divided into…

A

shires

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10
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each shire was divided into…

A

hundreds (equal to 100 hides)

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11
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each hundred was divided into…

A

tithings (group of 10 households)

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12
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give 2 features of the shire reeve

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  • collected fines
  • enforced law
  • provided men for fyrd
  • collected geld tax
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13
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what is a burh

A

well-fortified town linked by roads

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14
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what year did edward the confessor die

A

1066

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