Starter quiz
- Which word describes an architectural style based on features of ancient Roman buildings?
- 'Romanesque' ✓
- Which word describes the design and construction of buildings?
- 'architecture' ✓
- What was the name of the pattern that the Normans frequently used on arches and doors?
- florals
- chevron ✓
- honeycomb
- gingham
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- What do William FitzOsbern’s castle at Chepstow, Exeter Castle and the White Tower in London have in common?
- They were some of the first Norman castles to be built in brick.
- They were some of the first Norman castles to be built in stone. ✓
- They were some of the first Norman castles to be built in wood.
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- How many houses were destroyed at Lincoln to make way for the castles the Normans wanted to build?
- 98
- 160
- 500
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- Which order of monks was promoted by Norman reforms and monastery-building in England after the conquest?
- the Norbertines
- the Carthusians
- the Benedictines ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes farm animals that are reared for food or used for farming work?
- 'livestock' ✓
- When did peasants have days off?
- saints’ days or holy days ✓
- their birthday
- Christmas and Easter ✓
- after the harvest was completed ✓
- whenever they felt like it
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- Put the following groups in order according to who had the biggest amount of land.
- 1⇔freemen
- 2⇔villeins
- 3⇔bordars and cottars
- Which of the following jobs in Norman England were in what today we would call industry?
- farmer
- butcher
- miner ✓
- salt worker ✓
- weaver
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- Complete the sentence: There was a big ______ between the diets of the rich and the diets of the poor in Norman England.
- 'difference' ✓
- Why did the use of enslaved people reduce in Norman England?
- William I had been enslaved once himself and did not like the practice.
- The Normans disapproved of slavery for religious reasons. ✓
- The Normans disapproved of slavery for economic reasons.
- William I was married to an enslaved person and did not like the practice.
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Key learning points
- Almost everyone in Norman England farmed for a living.
- Different categories of peasants did different amounts of work for the lord of the manor.
- There was a big difference between the diets of the rich and the diets of the poor.
- There was little change to the work that people did after the Norman conquest.
- The diets of the rich became more varied after the Norman conquest.
Common misconception
Poor people in medieval England survived by eating potatoes.
Potatoes were unknown in Europe until the 16th century.
Keywords
Livestock - farm animals such as sheep, goats, oxen and pigs that are reared for food or used for farming work
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