Module 7 Lesson 3 Vocabulary (High Middle Ages)
Magna Carta
"Great Charter," a document that shared power between the king, nobles, and vassals-forcibly signed by the King John in 1215; limited the power of the king
England
Country on the island of Britain; unified after being conquered by William the Conquerer in 1066
Doomsday Book
Created to take a census of the people, manors, and animals after William of Normandy conquered the land
Parliament
A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation; In the US, it is called "Congress," the idea started in England
Common Law
A set of laws all English citizens followed; A legal system based on custom and court rulings
English Parliament
Divided into 2 branches-House of Lords and House of Commons
US Congress (Same as parliament)
Divided into 2 houses- House of Representatives and the Senate
French Parliament
Divided into 3 branches or estates-clergy, nobles, townspeople/peasants; Estates General
William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066 and claimed the English crown; Unified English lords and established a kingdom
King Harold
English king defeated by William the Conqueror
tax system
Part of the Domesday Book; If you know who the people are, then you know who to tax...
Battle of Hastings
The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
