Ch. 15 Test - Hastings, Magna Carta

Front

Why do scholars consider the Battle of Hastings to be the biggest event in English history?

Back

It destroyed the English aristocracy and put the people from Normandy in charge.

Front

Which statement best summarizes this quote from the Magna Carta? "No scutage or aid (taxes) may be levied in our kingdom without our general consent."

Back

No one should have to pay taxes without their consent.

Answer explanation

Scutage and aid mean taxes and the king could no longer tax people without permission from the nobles.

Front

What legal principal did America borrow from the Magna Carta using the following quote?

"No free man is to be arrested, or imprisoned, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."

Back

the right to a trial by jury

Answer explanation

"The lawful judgement of his peers" means that anyone on trial will be judged by their fellow citizens and can't be jailed by the king without reason.

Front

After the signing of the Magna Carta, war broke out between King John and _________.

Back

the nobles

Front

King John turned to _________ to help in his war against the nobles.

Back

the pope

Front

The Pope ___________ the signing of the Magna Carta.

Back

cancelled

Front

What was one of the main sources of concern between European monarchs and the Pope during the Middle Ages?

Back

Monarchs wanted the power to choose bishops.

Front

During the Middle Ages the Catholic church was one of the largest __________ in Europe.

Back

landowners

Front

During the Middle Ages, most people in Europe...

Back

Followed one religion

Answer explanation

Almost everyone in Europe during the Middle Ages was Christian.

Front

Is the following idea from the US Constitution, Magna Carta, or Both? Government leaders are elected by voters.

Back

Constitution

Answer explanation

The king would still be born into the royal family according to the Magna Carta.