England after the Norman Conquest

5. a formal ceremony in which a vassal swears loyalty to his lord.
7. A "Book" that was a written record of all of England's people, land, buildings, and properties.
10. a fighting match combined both horseback and foot combat to death or near it
11. Castles served as __________ bases for Norman soldiers.
12. “Melee a _______” Battle on Horseback
13. a low-ranking nobleman who governed a small territory called a barony.
16. an unofficial code of ethics that governed medieval knights.
17. a sporting event in which teams of knights tested their skills against other teams in mock battles called melees.
18. a system of government in which all land belonged to either the Crown or the Church.
20. Statute of _______ made it a crime to use a sharp sword or a pointed lance at a tournament.
21. “no land without a ______” (nulle terre sans seigneur).

1. Castles provided Norman __________ with safe places to live and guardhouses for their treasure.
2. promised to protect his vassal and reward his faithful service.
3. the Norman leaders who personally aided William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest.
4. the ________ granted nobles the use of its land in exchange for faithful service.
6. swore to serve his lord faithfully.
8. The _________ of the North was a devastating campaign that William started because Northern England was not accepting of him.
9. said that William the Conqueror and his heirs reserved thousands of acres of forest as their private hunting grounds.
12. allowed small, badly outnumbered bands of Norman invaders to defend themselves against far larger bands of English natives.
14. “Melee a _______” Battle on Foot
15. a large barn built on church property to store produce donated to the church.
17. separated the lanes at jousting tournaments to make them safer.
19. a peasant whose condition was little better than a slave’s.