Chapter 5 Section 1 Growth of Royal Power in England and France

1. Identify: William the Conquerer, Domesday Book, Magna Carta, Model Parliament, Hugh Capet, Estates General.
William the Conquerer: Duke of Normandy who conquered England in 1066
Domesday Book: information of a huge survey where William's men asked men every village to swear an oath. The men were called jury.
Magna Carta: A charter that barons forced John to sign which spelled out their rights.
Model of Parliament: A meeting that included the great nobles and bishops, two knights from each county, and two citizens from each town.
Hugh Capet: a Count of Paris who was elected to be king by feudal lords in 987.
Estates General: the first estate was the clergy, the second was the nobility, the third was the bourgeoisie (townspeople).<- this is the estates general.

2. Define: exchequer, grand jury, trial jury, common law, limited monarchy
exchequer: The vassals made payments into a central treasury called the exchequer.
grand jury: people who decided what cases would be brought to tral
trial jury: the people who gave verdicts on the cases
common law: the decisions of royal courts which were recorded. these principles were applied to everyone throughout england.
limited monarchy: a government in which monarch who does not have absolute power

3. How did William keep control over feudal lords in England?
He declared that everyone, peasant and lord, owed loyalty first to the king, not to another feudal lord.
4. What economic power did Parliament acquire in England?
If the king wanted to add new taxes, the Parliament would demand other rights. The parliament exercised some control over the monarchy.
5. What methods did French kings use to increase their landholdings?
French kings won back their holdings by battle, and when the Curch launched a crusade against the Algensians, the French king seized the lands of nobles who had sided with the Algensians.
6. Why did Philip IV call the Estates General?
He wanted to show that he had the support of the French people.