THE FEUDAL SYSTEM AND THE DOMESDAY BOOK

Question 1

Where might challenges to The Feudal System come from?

Answer 1

Church-Owned lots of land, powerful, many supporters
Peasants-Rebellious, angry (no power), many peasants
Barons-Powerful, lots of land, commands army
CBP

Question 2

What was the Domesday Book?

Answer 2

The Domesday Book was a document featuring all the information about who owned what in England. It would feature how much they pay and what land they owned.

Question 3

Who wrote the information in the Domesday book?

Answer 3

Bishops

Question 4

How did the Bishops get from one place to another whilst writing the Domesday Book?

Answer 4

By Walking (yes, they walked across the whole of England.)

Question 5

What was the structure of the Feudal System (top to bottom)?

Answer 5

KING
CHURCH
BARONS
KNIGHTS
PEASANTS

Question 6

What did William need to know about England?

Answer 6

1) How much land people have
2) How many people there were
3) How much people own

Question 7

Why did he need to know the possessions of people?

Answer 7

1) So he could divide land equally and charge more money for the land people own
2) So he knew how much land to give and how many people he must tax

Question 8

How did the Domesday Book help William consolidate his power?

Answer 8

He needed money to build and pay his army, so the bishops wrote down the amount of land every individual owned, so William can charge people the correct amount.