Social System, Economy, Law, Goverment And Legal Sytsem

Question 1

WHAT WAS THE POPULATION IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND?

Answer 1

2 million

Question 2

WHAT WAS THE KINGS JOB IN ANGLO-SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 2

Was the most powerful position, had power over the church job was to protect people from attack and make laws

Question 3

WHAT WAS THE EARLS JOB IN ANGLO SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 3

Most important after king, ruled regions on behalf of king called earldoms and advised the king

Question 4

WHAT WAS THE THEGNS JOB IN ANGLO SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 4

Made up less than 1 percent of the population they were local warrior lords who had to own 5 hides of land and supply men for the fyrd

Question 5

WHAT WAS CEORLS JOB IN ANGLO SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 5

Made up 10 percent of the population they were free peasants who weren’t tied to there land yet they still often worked

Question 6

WHAT WERE PEASANTS POSITION IN ANGLO SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 6

Made up majority of population 70 percent they had to work for their lords 3 days a week but were free to do as they wish on other days

Question 7

WHAT WERE SLAVES POSITION IN ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND?

Answer 7

Slaves made up 10 percent of the population their master dictated there every move and they worked in the lords house

Question 8

WHAT UPGRADES COULD BE MADE IN ANGLO-SAXON SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Answer 8

-peasants could be upgraded to thegns if they found 5 hides of land
-slaves could be freed from peasants either by paying or willingly by their master
-thegns could be promoted to earls

Question 9

WHAT DEMOTIONS COULD BE MADE IN ANGLO-SAXON SOCAIL SYSTEM?

Answer 9

-peasants could sell themselves to slavery
-earl can be demoted to a thegn

Question 10

WHEN DID EDWARD THE CONFESSER REIGN?

Answer 10

1042-1066

Question 11

WHAT WERE EDWARD THE CONFESSERS STRENGTHS

Answer 11

-His earls and thegns made a good strong military power
-he was a respected law maker and kept peace
-he was very pious (religious)
-he was married to Edith daughter of earl Godwin

Question 12

WHAT WERE EDWARD THE CONFESSERS WEAKNESS?

Answer 12

-he was not a good warrior himself
-he had no children to succeed him
-earl of Wessex constantly challenged him
-he’d been exiled from Normandy

Question 13

WHAT WERE EARLDOMS?

Answer 13

Large areas of land governed by earls on behalf of the king

Question 14

WHAT POWERS WERE GRANTED TO EARLS TO HELP THEM RUN EARLDOMS?

Answer 14

-collected taxes and kept 1/3 of them
-incharge of law, order and justice in their area
-they had military power and lead their house arms and the thegns

Question 15

WHAT WAS THE ORDER OF THE LOCAL GOVERMENT?

Answer 15

Country , Earldomss, Shires , Hundreds , Tithings

Question 16

WHAT WAS A SHIRE?

Answer 16

an earldom was divided into shires who was run by shire reeves

Question 17

WHAT IS A HIDE ?

Answer 17

area of land that covers about 120 acres

Question 18

WHAT WAS A HUNDRED?

Answer 18

A hundred hides of land

Question 19

WHAT IS A TITHING?

Answer 19

10 households

Question 20

WHAT WAS THE WITAN?

Answer 20

A council who advised the kind it was made up of important people such as thegns earls and archbishops
KING CHOSE WHO WAS APPOINTED TO WITAN AND DID NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO ADVICE

Question 21

WHAT WAS THE JOB OF A SHIRE REEVE?

Answer 21

-received writs from king
STATING
-collect geld tax
-collect fines from the shire court
-judge cases and enforce kings law
-make sure men are provided to fyrd
-assure roads and defences are maintained

Question 22

WHAT IS THE FYRD?

Answer 22

army made up of one man from every five hides the men of the Anglo Saxon army and fleet

Question 23

WHAT WAS THE SELECTED FYRD?

Answer 23

well equipped thegns ect.. skilled with good weapons service fixed for 40 days as they could not be away from their farm

Question 24

WHAT IS COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY?

Answer 24

If one member of Tithing broke law, rest are responsible to take him to court of everyone is punished

Question 25

WHAT WERE BLOOD FEUDS?

Answer 25

grudges between families that went on for generations if someone killed victims family had right to kill murderers family

Question 26

WHAT WAS THE WEIRGILD?

Answer 26

Prevented blood feuds instead of revenge composition paid to victims family

Question 27

WHAT WERE THE COMPOSITION PRICES?

Answer 27

CEORL-20 shillings THEGN-1200 shillings
EARL-3600 shillings

Question 28

WHATS HUE AND CRY?

Answer 28

Anyone in community could call on others to help track down criminal

Question 29

WHAT IS TRIAL BY ORDEAL?

Answer 29

God was ordered to judge criminal when community couldn’t
accused would hold red hot iron on hand if wound healed deemed innocent

Question 30

WHAT WAS THE KING LAW?

Answer 30

treason was serious and usually lead to death penalty

Question 31

WHAT WERE ANGLO-SAXON ENGLANDS BIG TRADES?

Answer 31

Crops wool and cloth

Question 32

WHAT WERE BIG TRADING CITIES IN ANGLO SAXON ENGLAND?

Answer 32

London and York

Question 33

WHY DID ENGLAND HAVE A STRONG ECONOMY?

Answer 33

-Good climate for farming south and east crops and west livestock
-strong trade links with scandenavia
-efficient tax system boosted income
-burhs meant reliable tax systems

Question 34

WHAT WAS A BURH?

Answer 34

Each shire had a burh it was centre of trade and law said valuable read must happen there

Question 35

WHAT ARE SOME FEATURES OF A BURH?

Answer 35

-taxesd as expensive trade happens there
Strong walls and ramparts prevented Viking raids
-people from countryside would seek refuge when vikings would attack
-each shire had a burh