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1
Q

Name the order of the Anglo Saxon fuedal system

A
King
Earls 
Thegns 
Free peasants 
Non free peasants 
Slaves
2
Q

Name the order of the norman fuedal system

A
King
Barons and bishops 
Knights 
Free peasents
Non free peasents 
Slaves
3
Q

How much land did the Anglo Saxon king own

A

Almost all of it

4
Q

How much land did the norman king own

A

20% directly and shared 55% to over 200 nobles

5
Q

Who were the Saxon earls

A

They owned each earldom and shared land between the thegns

6
Q

Who were the norman barons and bishops

A

Swore allegence to the king in return to own large areas of land

7
Q

Who were the Saxon thegns

A

Paid 100 shillings a month to live on earls land

8
Q

Who were the norman knights

A

Swore allegence to barons and bishops in return for land

9
Q

How many days a week did Saxon free peasents and norman free peasants work

A

Saxon - 2-3

Norman - 4+

10
Q

What was similar between norman and Saxon non free peasents

A

Were both property of free peasents and had to work for housing

11
Q

How did Saxon slaves survive

A

Worked for Freeman in return for shelter and food

12
Q

How percentage of the country were slaves in 1086

A

10%

13
Q

Give two reasons why the number of slaves decreased after 1086

A
  1. Church dissaproved

2. Expensive to keep

14
Q

When did William have the doomsday book written

A

1086