a survey is an examination of specific details, opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions

a manor is a unit of land overseen by a lord - a lord’s large manor house is also a feature

geld is the name of a tax traditionally used to defend England against (Viking) invasions

The significance of Domesday Book

History

Pupils know about changes to English government under the Normans

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

In which year did William order the survey that became Domesday Book?

Who owned the manor in the time of Edward the Confessor?

How much is the land worth now (in 1085)?

Which of these were questions asked by the commissioners of the Great Survey?

gathering specific details by asking people questions

the name of a tax used to defend England against Viking attacks

Match the keywords to their correct definitions.

Complete this sentence: in 1086 William summoned the tenants-in-chief to a grand ceremony where they paid {{}}.

Domesday was commissioned at a time when England faced invasion from which country?

to confirm what his tenants owed him in return for their land

to show how much Norman rule had benefitted the English

to help calculate the geld tax that could be raised to defend England

to replace the Anglo-Saxon way of gathering taxes with a new feudal system

Which of these do historians consider likely reasons why William ordered the Great Survey that became Domesday Book?

What language did the ruling elite speak following the Norman conquest?

It became entirely dependent on Normandy.

How did the Norman conquest affect the economy of England?

the construction of towns, castles and churches

the migration of skilled workers to France

What evidence is there of economic growth returning to England after the Norman conquest?

Complete this sentence: An example of continuity in Norman England’s society was that the majority of the population remained {{}}.

They allowed unrestricted hunting for all classes.

They cleared villages to make way for the forests.

They increased taxes on the peasant population.

They restricted hunting for the general population.

Why was the introduction of Norman Forest laws unpopular? 

They discarded all Anglo-Saxon government systems.

They kept many Anglo-Saxon government institutions.

They reverted to Viking (Danish) systems of government.

Which statement best reflects the Normans’ approach to Anglo-Saxon government systems?