Following the Norman Conquest, King William I established a social and economic structure based on land ownership known as the feudal system. In the context of this hierarchy, how did the commissioning of the Domesday Book in function as the essential administrative tool for maintaining the King's authority?
- It provided a precise inventory of land and resources, enabling the King to enforce the specific military service and financial obligations owed to him by his tenants-in-chief.Cevap
- BIt served as a legal charter that protected the traditional property rights of the Anglo-Saxon nobility against seizure by the new Norman administration.
- CIt acted as a central labor registry that guaranteed a minimum wage and fixed working hours for peasants in exchange for their agricultural service on manorial estates.
- DIt established a system of shared governance where the King was required to provide financial compensation to lords if their land failed to produce a profitable harvest.
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The Domesday Book functioned as an administrative inventory that allowed the King to verify land ownership and enforce the military and financial duties (such as providing knights and paying taxes) that formed the basis of the feudal system.
The correct answer identifies the Domesday Book as an inventory for taxation and military service. Under the feudal system, the King granted land to 'tenants-in-chief' (lords and bishops). In return, these individuals were legally bound to provide a specific number of knights for the King's army and pay certain taxes. The Domesday Book recorded the resources of every manor in England, making it impossible for landowners to hide assets or avoid their feudal duties.
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The relationship between administrative data (Domesday Book) and the enforcement of feudal obligations (Land for Service).