Learning and language (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Norman Conquest date
Norman Conquest date
1066
Scriptoriums
Scriptoriums
Rooms where scribes manually copied books
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Historical work maintained by monks
5 subjects in Church school curriculum
5 subjects in Church school curriculum
Latin, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Music, Law
Cathedral provision by 1100
Cathedral provision by 1100
Every cathedral had established a school
Vernacular meaning
Vernacular meaning
Language commonly spoken by most people in a region
William the Conqueror's admin language change
William the Conqueror's admin language change
Switched from English to Latin
Domesday Survey recording language
Domesday Survey recording language
Latin
Domesday Survey year
Domesday Survey year
1086
Lanfranc's liturgy language
Lanfranc's liturgy language
Latin (replaced English church services)
Norman French speakers' social class
Norman French speakers' social class
Upper and middle classes, nobility
Three-tier language system in Norman England
Three-tier language system in Norman England
Latin (gov/church), Norman French (nobles), English (people)
% of modern English from Norman French
% of modern English from Norman French
Approximately one-quarter (25%)
Monks' role in medieval England
Monks' role in medieval England
Historians, librarians, educators; preserved knowledge
Linguistic divide after Norman Conquest
Linguistic divide after Norman Conquest
Language differences reflected social hierarchies