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10.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxons | Germanic tribes which began setting in the east of Britain in the 400s |
| England | Land of the Angles |
| standardized | The same everywhere |
| Edward the Confessor | King of England in 1066, related to William, Duke of Normandy |
| Harold Godwin | Earl of Wessex who expected to inherit the throne when King Edward died |
| William the Conqueror | The Duke of Normandy who defeated the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 |
| transformed | To change |
| The Battle of Hastings | In September of 1066, William of Normandy defeated Harold Godwin and becomes the King of England |
| Thomas Becket | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| pilgrimage | A journey undertaken to worship at a holy place |
| King John | King of England in 1199 |
| Magna Carta | The Great Charter signed by King John and the nobles in 1215. It stated that even a king must abide by the law of the land. |
| common law | Law that has developed from custom and judge's decisions, rather than acts of a lawmaking assembly |
| habeas corpus | A court order to bring an arrested person before a judge or court |
| writ | court order |
| parlaiment | an assembaly |
| house of lords | one of the 2 houses of parlaments represented common people |
| judicary | system of courts outside the control of other branches of goverment |