Why did people ask for Benefit of the Clergy?

The church courts rarely used the death penalty.

Holding different beliefs to the king of the time.

How did the Statute of Labourers (1348) create new crimes?

It made it illegal for peasants to move areas for work., It made it illegal to ask for higher pay.

Why did William the Conqueror build castles?

To control the people and show his power as king.

What was a trial by ordeal?

A way of testing whether someone was innocent or guilty.

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Revision for Edexcel 9-1: Medieval Crime and Punishment.

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1
Which punishment was introduced for the crime of high treason in the late Middle Ages?
Burning at the stake
Prison Sentences
Mutilation
Hung, drawn and quartered
2
Who made the laws in Anglo-Saxon England?
The King
The Earls
The Witan
The local community
3
Which of these is NOT an example of corporal punishment?
Mutilating a hand or foot
Eye-gouging
Whipping
Hanging
4
Why did people ask for Benefit of the Clergy?
They thought it would bring them closer to God.
People were never punished for crimes in church courts.
It meant people would not be punished for 40 days.
The church courts rarely used the death penalty.
5
What was seen as the worst crime in the Medieval period?
Arson
Assault
Treason
Petty theft
6
What was heresy?
Hunting animals on privately-owned land.
Stealing small-value items.
Holding different beliefs to the king of the time.
Robbing travellers on the roadside.
7
In what year did Trial by Ordeal end?
1215
1507
1066
1381
8
How did the Statute of Labourers (1348) create new crimes?
It made it illegal for peasants to move areas for work.
It made it illegal to ask for higher pay.
It made it illegal for a lord to employ over 15 workers.
It made it illegal to work for the lord for 4+ days a week.
9
Which of these is NOT an example of a moral crime?
Not sticking to the rules and customs of the Church
Treason
Playing football on a Sunday
Having sex before marriage
10
What new crime was created by the Forest Laws?
Treason
Highway Robbery
Poaching
Petty Theft
11
True or False: Anglo-Saxons believed that God was the final judge of guilt or innocence.
True
False
12
Why did William the Conqueror build castles?
To protect the English people from attack.
To improve the culture of England.
To control the people and show his power as king.
To incarcerate prisoners while they waited for their trial.
13
Which new trial was introduced by the Normans?
Trial by Combat
Trial by Local Jury
Trial by Ordeal
Trial by Blessed Bread
14
What job was created in 1194 to deal with suspicious deaths?
Magistrates
Sheriffs
Justices of the Peace
Coroners
15
How many people were in a tithing?
100
20
12
10
16
Who introduced the Forest Laws to England?
Henry II
King Cnut
Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
17
Which king reorganised the courts and set up prisons for those waiting for trials?
King Cnut
William the Conqueror
Edward the Confessor
Henry II
18
What was a trial by ordeal?
A way of testing whether someone was innocent or guilty.
Horrible crimes that people committed.
A severe punishment for a crime.
An oath that people made to swear their innocence.
19
What replaced the system of blood feuds?
Trial by Ordeal
Wergild
Murdrum Fine
Whipping
20
What was the most common crime in the Medieval period?
Petty theft
Treason
Assault
Arson

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