Medieval Flashcards
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Q
What were the three types of peasants?
A
Lower half of freemen
Villeins
Serfs
1
Q
Who won the Battle of Hastings
A
King William
2
Q
What was good about the 3 field system?
A
It was fair as every person had the same amount of good and bad land.
3
Q
What was bad about the 3 field system?
A
Disease could spread easily throughout crops, things could be stolen, it wasted a lot of space.
4
Q
What problems faced medieval king?
A
Barons, the church, the peasants, Scotland and Wales.
5
Q
Why were barons a problem to medieval kings?
A
The barons owned and controlled large parts of the country. They could demand privileges from the king and were a threat to his power.
