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EARLY HISTORY
UNIT 4-
NORMAN CONQUEST
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who were normans or northmen?
Ans. Barbarian pirates from Denmark Norway and Iceland who engaged in destructive blenders on European costal settlements in the 8th century CE.
2. Who become the Duke of Normandy after the death of Edward the confessor?
Ans.william the conqueror
3. Who fought against each other in the battle of Hastings?
Ans.william and Harold
4. Who accented the throne of England after the battle of Hastings?
Ans.william the conqueror
5. What was one of the major result of Williams land policies?
Ans. The development of feudalism
6. What was one of the major features of Norman feudalism?
Ans.king William owned all land
7. What is the significance of the oath of salisbury?
Ans. Tenants in chief and land owning men swore allegiance to William at old sarum
8. Who claimed that the cell is very hot was an act of homemade by all nobles and aristocrates?
Ans.W.stubbs
9. What is the dooms day book?
Ans. A manuscript record of the great survey of England written as per the order of William the conqueror by William of Calais
10. What was the purpose of William conducting a huge sensors on the economic condition of his subjects?
Ans. To strengthen Williams hold on the feudal lots and their subordinate by racing taxes to pay for his army and to meet the administrative expenses.
1. Explain Williams land policies and the development of feudalism
Ans. William let the Anglo saxon of marcia and Northumbria keep their land because they had not fought against William at Hastings the only condition was that they accepted Williams authority as king and as their feudal lord William transferred land ownership from the anglo saxon nobels who hadn't support him to that normans who could trust and relay on Norman feudalism was different from the Anglo saxon system in one important way the king William was the owner of all land. William needed a way of controlling England so that the people remained loyal to him William considered all the land of England as his own personal property gave out feifs to nobels who in return had to give military service when required William divided up England into very large plots of land these were given to those noble men who had fought bravely for him in battles a specially at hasting the land was not simply given to these novels they had to swear and both of loyalty to William. Then they had to collect taxes in their area for him and they had to provide the king with soldiers if they were told to do so the men who got these length are called barrons and dues within their own area they were the most important persons in the terms of the few days system these men wear called as tenants in chief. The tenant in chief further divided up their land and these were given to trusted Norman knights. Eachk night was given a segment of land to govern that nights had to swear and oath of barren collected taxes and provides soldiers from their land when they were needed these louds worked to maintain law and order in their area.
The lords had to do their jobs well as UN successful once could be removed from their position at the bottom of the ladder where the conquered English who had to do what they were told or pay the price for the disobedience they were treated harshly and there was always the constant threat of Norman soldiers being used against the English people wherever they lived.
2. Explain the event oath of salisbury
Ans. The oath of salisbury refers to an event of 1086 AD when William first summond his tenant in chief and land owning men to old sarum where they swore allegiance to him. It was an important measure of Williams to assert his power over the English and Norman aristocracy the prime aim of this earth was to affirm the power and prestige of the sovereign.