Starter quiz
- The Anglo-Norman system of landholding in which land was exchanged for service and loyalty has become known as the ______ system.
- 'feudal' ✓
- Which statements describe the changes that took place to ordinary life under Norman rule?
- Many aspects of daily life remained the same for most people. ✓
- Change did not proceed evenly across the entire country. ✓
- The wealthy had a different experience to the poor. ✓
- Everyone experienced the same changes.
- Nearly all aspects of daily life changed.
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- Under William and his successors a ______ of England was covered by Forest law.
- 'third' ✓
- Which statement best describes the punishments for breaking Forest law?
- They were more lenient than punishments in common law.
- They were the same as punishments in common law.
- They were more severe than punishments in common law. ✓
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- Which statement describes the Norman attitude towards Anglo-Saxon cathedrals?
- They left them undisturbed and built new ones of their own.
- They tended to destroy them and build new ones in their place. ✓
- They made additions to them in a new style, but left them largely in place.
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- Under the Normans the number of monasteries...
- increased ✓
- decreased
- stayed the same
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Exit quiz
- A system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance is a...
- 'hierarchy' ✓
- A person who has received an official honour from the pope for having lived in a good and holy way is a...
- bishop
- saint ✓
- monk
- priest
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- Which of these members of the Anglo-Saxon Church hierarchy was most important?
- archbishops ✓
- bishops
- priests
- monks and nuns
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- In monasteries, monks often produced...
- 'manuscripts' ✓
- One local practice of the Anglo-Saxon Church was that some prayers used...
- 'Old English' ✓
- The act of holding more than one position within the Church is called...
- pluralism ✓
- nepotism
- simony
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Key learning points
- The Church was organised into a hierarchy which included archbishops, bishops and priests.
- The Church was a powerful institution with influence in the government of England.
- The Anglo-Saxon Church observed local religious beliefs and practices, language and saints.
- The Normans criticised the Anglo-Saxon Church for lax discipline and corruption.
- There are reasons to be skeptical of Norman criticisms as they were used to justify the invasion of England.
Common misconception
The power of the Church in the medieval and modern period is equivalent.
The medieval Church was a very powerful institution, it was involved in governing Anglo-Saxon England (as bishops served as advisors to kings) and it was a very wealthy landholder. The modern-day Church in England has less powers.
Keywords
Hierarchy - a system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance
Dioceses - an area controlled by a bishop
Saint - a title given to a person who has received an official honour from the Pope for having lived in a good and holy way
Pilgrims - a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons
Relics - something that belonged to a holy person, often a body part, that was believed to be able to help people if prayed to or touched