GCSE Normans Booklet 3 Flashcards
What is celibacy? ( the monks did this)
Not having sex or getting married
Why were monks celibate?
Devoted their lives to God
What is simony?
When positions in church were sold to people.
What religion were most people in Norman England?
Catholic
What was a tithe?
A 10% tax of your income or goods paid to the church
How were new books created in Norman times?
They were copied by monks because there was no printing press until the 16th century
What was nepotism?
Giving jobs to friends or relatives
What was the name of the corrupt archbishop of Canterbury who died in 1072?
Stigund
What was the name of the archbishop of Canterbury who reformed the church?
Lanfranc
What were 3 of Lanfranc’s reforms?
-He replaced Saxon bishops with Normans
-he rebuilt 2000 churches and cathedrals
-created church courts to increase their power
How many new churches were built from 1070-1170?
2000
Why did the Normans build huge stone cathedrals?
Show their power, remind English they were defeated, help Norman kings go to heaven
Why did Normans built monasteries next to castles?
To show their power and military might was supported by God
What happened to the number of monks and nuns between ____-____?
1066-1135
increased from 1000 to 5000.
What happened to the number of cathedrals between 1066-1135?
1066-1135
increased from 4 to 19
