Topic 3 Flashcardizz Review

Front

The Magna Carta was intended to protect the rights of which group?

Back

English barons

Front

What key principle did the Magna Carta establish?

Back

All people, including the king, are subject to the rule of law.

Front

What is considered the basis of English common law?

Back

Law passed down through custom and judges' decisions

Front

Which conflict was about who would rightfully rule France? Options: Crusades, Hundred Years' War, Reconquista, Norman Conquest

Back

Hundred Years' War

Front

What is considered as one of the major effects of the Bubonic Plague?

Back

It killed about 70 million people worldwide and about a third of Europe's population.

Front

Which of the following was a major contributor to the spread of the Black Death to Europe?
The Crusades, The Hundred Years' War, The increase demand for trade goods from the east, Pilgrimages to the Holy Land

Back

The increase demand for trade goods from the east

Front

Parliament was initially established by the king in order to get permission to __________ but eventually its job was to _________________.

Back

Raise taxes and make laws

Front

Jews were religiously persecuted and were looked at as the "scapegoat" for which event in Medieval history?

Back

Black Death

Front

After the Black Plague passed through Europe, what are considered the cause of Peasants' Revolt in England? Attempts to limit movement and wages of serfs, Failure of authorities to end the Bubonic Plague, Lack of work for peasants on the manors, Demands to reform the church

Back

Attempts to limit movement and wages of serfs

Front

Spain and Portugal are found on which peninsula in Europe?

Back

Iberian