Humanities Revision

Question 1

In Medieval times, could kings do whatever they liked?

Answer 1

They did have a lot of power. However, they couldn’t do whatever they liked.

Question 2

What limited the Kings power?

Answer 2

Powerful nobles, the Church (especially), laws, and councils.

Question 3

Did peasants (poor farmers) have any power?

Answer 3

Peasants had very little power. They worked hard and had to pay taxes or rent to landowners.

Question 4

Did peasants rebel?

Answer 4

Yes, they did as there is a significant amount of peasants compared to others.

Question 5

What were medieval castles usually made of?

Answer 5

Usually made of stone or brick

Question 6

Was everyone religious in Medieval times?

Answer 6

Most people were , but not everyone was deeply.

Question 7

Where Church leaders powerfull?

Answer 7

Significantly powerful!!

Question 8

Who were the Saxons?

Answer 8

English people (who had settled since the 500s)

Question 9

Who were the Normans?

Answer 9

People from Normandy, in the north of France.

Question 10

Land = POWER but why?

Answer 10

It gave you access to an army (the people who lived on your land had to provide you with military service)

It was a source of wealth
(people on your land paid you taxes)

Question 11

Who were the tenants - in - chief?

Answer 11

Nobility

Question 12

What was the order of the Feudal System?

Answer 12

King, Nobility, Knights, Peasants

Question 13

When were medieval times?

Answer 13

500 - 1500CE

Question 14

Who became King of England in 1066?

Answer 14

William the Conqueror

Question 15

Who was below the King on the Feudal System?

Answer 15

The nobility

Question 16

What did the knights have to do in the event of a war?

Answer 16

In a war, knights had to fight and defend their land.

Question 17

Peasant were either freemen or …

Answer 17

Peasants were either freemen or serfs. Freemen had more rights and could own land, while serfs were tied to the land and had fewer freedoms.

Question 18

What level of the feudal system were the bishops?

Answer 18

Nobility

Question 19

To rebel means …

Answer 19

to fight or resist

Question 20

Was William the 1st of England a Norman.

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

One thing William did in the “Harrying of the North’

Answer 21

destroyed villages and farmland in northern England

Question 21

Two groups of people who would have been tenants - in - chief?

Answer 21

Barons and Bishops

Question 21

The Normans first castles were called?

Answer 21

Mott and Baily

Question 22

What was the ‘Harrying of the North’

Answer 22

When William the Conqueror destroyed much of northern England to stop people from rebelling.

Question 23

2 types of peasants?

Answer 23

Freemen and serfs

Question 24

What is an oath?

Answer 24

A promise

Question 25

How did the feudal system help William control England.

Answer 25

• Distributing land to loyal supporters
• Creating a network of vassals who owed him military and other services.
• Managing local areas through his tenants-in-chief.

Question 26

Was the kings power , military power?

Answer 26

Yes, he had a loyal supportive army

Question 27

How seriously was William’s reign challenged in his early years?

Answer 27

In the first decade there were four rebellions. REMEMBER that there were a few thousand loyal Normans and around 2 million Saxons.

Question 28

To harry (like harrying of the north)

Answer 28

To harass with repeated attacks