The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.

William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford, but Harold defeated and killed him at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Within days, William landed in southern England. Harold marched south to confront him, leaving a significant portion of his army in the north. Harold's army confronted William's invaders on 14 October at the Battle of Hastings; William's force defeated Harold, who was killed in the engagement.

Although William's main rivals were gone, he still faced rebellions over the following years and was not secure on his throne until after 1072. The lands of the resisting English elite were confiscated; some of the elite fled into exile. To control his new kingdom, William granted lands to his followers and built castles commanding military strongpoints throughout the land. Other effects of the conquest included the court and government, the introduction of the Norman language as the language of the elites, and changes in the composition of the upper classes, as William enfeoffed lands to be held directly from the king. More gradual changes affected the agricultural classes and village life: the main change appears to have been the formal elimination of slavery, which may or may not have been linked to the invasion. There was little alteration in the structure of government, as the new Norman administrators took over many of the forms of Anglo-Saxon government. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the leader?
2. Did he have a nickname?
3. Who was his dad?
4. Did he have a dad-like figure?
5. When did Ed die?
6. Did the leader fight with one of Ed's relatives?
7. Who?
8. How was he related?
9. When did they fight?
10. Was the leader totally safe on his seat of power?
11. Why not?
12. How did he get things in order?
13. Did he greatly increase the number of slaves?
14. What became the most exclusive type of speech?
15. Did the form of the governing party become a lot different?
Answer: 1. Duke William II of Normandy
2. William the Conqueror
3. unknown
4. he had a familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon King Edward
5. January 1066
6. yes
7. Harold Godwinson
8. unknown
9. on 25 September. Within days afther that
10. no
11. he still faced rebellions over the following years and was not secure on his throne until after 1072
12. William granted lands to his followers and built castles commanding military strongpoints throughout the land.
13. no
14. the Norman language
15. no

Problem: I'm Tony. My best friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank lives next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old and tall and of medium build. He has curly hair and blue eyes. He's good-looking and very clever. He's good at math and often helps me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants and yellow T-shirts. Cindy doesn't go to my school. She's eleven years old. She is thin and of medium height. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are brown. She is good-looking, too, but a little bit shy. She is good at playing the guitar. Her favorite subject at school is music. She often teaches Frank and me to play the guitar after class. The three of us have great fun together, and we help each other and sometimes play video games at my house.
1. How old is Cindy?
2. What is she good at?
3. What's her favorite subject?
4. Does she go to the same school?
5. Is she the same age as Frank?
6. What feature do they have in common?
7. What is Frank good at?
8. Does he go to the same school as Tony?
9. Is he in the same class?
10. Where does he live?
11. Is he older than Cindy?
12. By how much?
13. Where do they play video games?
14. Which friend is a little bit shy?
15. Who does she teach guitar to?
16. When?
17. Who gets help with their homework?
18. From whom?
19. What does Frank like to wear?
Answer: 1. 11
2. playing the guitar.
3. music
4. no
5. no
6. they are good-looking
7. math
8. yes
9. yes
10. next to Tony's home
11. yes
12. 2 years
13. at Tony's house.
14. Cindy
15. Frank
16. after class
17. Tony
18. Frank
19. black pants and yellow T-shirts.

question: One day a young boy went to visit a toy store. In the toy store the young boy found many fun toys. One toy that the boy really liked was a small blue toy truck. The small blue toy truck was a lot of fun to play with, and made a lot of funny noises. The young boy played with the toy truck for a long time, and then another little boy showed up and began to play with a little red car. The two boys ended up becoming friends and played with the toys for a long time. They ended up becoming good friends and had many play dates together over the months ahead. On one play date the two boys built a large tree house and called it the tree castle. They played for hours in the tree castle and always found something fun to do when they played together. They were glad that they met in the toy store and became life-long friends.
1. Who visits a toy store?
2. Was he the only one?
3. What kinds of toys did the two boys play with?
4. Was that the only toy?
5. Did they like each other?
6. How long were they friends?
7. Did they do other things besides playing with toys
8. Like what?
9. Did they name it?
10. What was it?
11. How long would their play dates last?
12. Were they friends before they played cars in the toy store?
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answer:
1. a young boy
2. no
3. a little red car.
4. a toy truck
5. yes
6. for life
7. yes
8. they built a tree house
9. yes
10. the tree castle.
11. for hours
12. no