Domesday

=The Domesday Book= Read this text:

The Domesday Book (1086) contains the most comprehensive array of social and economic data for the pre-industrial world from anywhere in Europe, possibly from the planet. It is a major source of information for the disciplines of archaeology, geography, genealogy, law, linguistics, onomastics, palaeography, philology, prosopography, and topography; for several of these disciplines, it is the only source of information available. The history of many towns and villages begins with Domesday Book. It contains a large amount of information on names, places, individuals, taxation, land use, population groups, estate values, legal matters, and a wide variety of economic and agricultural resources: mills, meadow, woodland, pasture, salt-pans, fisheries, etc. Only a small amount of such information has survived from the first six centuries of English history and not much more information became available for another two centuries, and even then never as such a complete national survey.

Source: http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata/snDescription.asp?sn=5694&key=5694
> Look back at the survey questions on this page: nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/discover-domesday After looking at that web site, can you find out where the words in the "word search puzzle" came from? > What questions were asked by William's officials? Write down 3 of the questions. > There are quite a few unknown words in the official questions and the word search. Pick 5 words and research + write down their definition.
 * 1) Pick 3 "disciplines" from the text of which you had never heard. Write down their definitions, but make sure that you actually know what these definitions mean. You can click on the words in the word cloud below to find some answers.
 * 2) Give reasons why the Domesday book is one of the most important primary sources of information about Medieval England.
 * 3) If you were King William, why would the Domesday book be a good idea? How would it help you retain power over your newly conquered country?
 * 4) Go to: nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/domesday-game This is a very simple game, but you need to write down / copy three Domesday book facts in your workbook. These facts come up in between the different levels.
 * 5) Read about how the Domesday book was created: nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/discover-domesday In a short paragraph, describe the process which was used to create the contents of the book
 * 6) Complete this online wordsearch puzzle: http://thinks.com/domesday

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