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SS - Section 13-4
Section 13-4; The struggle for power in England and France
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| shires | smaller districts that the kingdoms of England were divided into by the Anglo-Saxons |
| Edward the Confessor | king who left no heir to his throne of England |
| William of Normandy | fought with Harold of Wessex over the throne of England |
| the ultimate authority in England's feudal system | the king |
| Magna Carta | document which outlined the rights of ordinary English citizen and also said that the king had to abide by the same laws as the common people |
| Parliament | meetings where the councils of nobles would meet with representatives of the middle class |
| "common law" | the collection of court decisions that were then used as precedents for future court decisions |
| Capetian kings | the group of kings that dominated France after the Carolingian kings |
| "Estates General" | a representative body -that included commoners as well as nobles |
| What did the Capatian kings try to do with France? | they tried to unify France and eliminate the feudal system |
| What was the fight between Henry II and Thomas Becket about? | Henry believed clergy should be tried in royal courts |