How The Normans Controlled England

Question 1

Motte and Bailey castles

Answer 1

Keep: the safest and highest part of the castle, wooden bridge: led from the bailey to the keep, motte: big fence about 15 meters high, bailey: a large yard with storerooms, kitchens, stables amd guardrooms, drawbridge: entrance to the bailey guarded by the baron’s soldier.

Question 2

Feudal system

Answer 2

1) king, 2) barons (400), 3) knights (2000), 4) villens (1.5 million)