Socials Note Quiz

Question 0

where was Harold shipwrecked?

Answer 0

coast of Normandy

France

Question 1

who was a n english earl

Answer 1

Harold godwinson

Question 2

who befriended Harold

Answer 2

William

Question 3

what did William honor harold with?

Answer 3

gifts of armour and weapons

Question 4

what did Harold become to Williams

Answer 4

his vassal

Question 5

in what year did the english King, Edward the Confessor die?

Answer 5

1066

Question 6

how was William related to Edward?

Answer 6

mothers side= Norman duke was related to him

Question 7

what did Harold break by claiming throne

Answer 7

broke the feudal contract

Question 8

who declared war on who?

Answer 8

William declared war on Harold

Question 9

what was the name of the comet that appeared and scared the AS and the Normans

Answer 9

Halley’s Comet

Question 10

how many people was Williams army?

Answer 10

7000 Knights

Question 11

how long did the battle of hadtings go on for

Answer 11

9AM-4PM

Question 12

At Hastings what did they fight to?

Answer 12

death

Question 13

how does the pyramid of social standings work

Answer 13

monarch 
greater nobles (barons
lesser nobles
minor nobles
commoners (freeholders and serfs)

Question 14

why did William give Harold gifts

Answer 14

William took Harold on a military campaign and he proved himself by various acts of bravery

Question 15

after Harold did what, did the english King die?

Answer 15

after Harold went back to England

Question 16

where did William and his army travel across?

Answer 16

across the English Channel

Question 17

after William reached England what did he do?

Answer 17

he held a feast

Question 18

while William was feasting where was Harold?

Answer 18

traveling back from their battle with the Vikings in which they one
-tired and hungry unlike willJams

Question 19

what was the english tactic

Answer 19

travel on foot using lances. swords and axes in a formation called the shield wall
shoulder to shoulder creating a protective wall

Question 20

what do this formation allows

Answer 20

made it difficult for enemy soldiers to break through without being cut down

Question 21

what was the Norman tactic

Answer 21

rode into battle on horses

-power of a horse could drive a lance right through a wooden shield and into the soldiers body

• longer reach when swinging sword
  (the extra height of the mounted knight)

Question 22

after they failed to break the shield what did William order his Knights to do?

Answer 22

to pretend to retreat

Question 23

after retreating what happened

Answer 23

some inexperienced soldiers in Harold’s army broke ranks to chase their enemies
they were slaughtered and the shield wall was broken

they were all dead

Question 24

where was William from

Answer 24

Poitier

Question 25

the bayeux tapestry was created under the direction of whic

Answer 25

bishop oso Williams half brother

Question 26

where wa she tapestry hung?

Answer 26

pillars of the bayeux cathedral

Question 27

by hanging it there what did he claim

Answer 27

God’s blessing on williams kingship