Middle Ages: Turning Points

Middle Ages: Turning Points Review

By Audrey Schaefer

Categorize

Options (6)

King held power

Lords/nobles held power

People moved to cities

People grew crops/created products to support the manor

Began directly after the fall of Rome

Ended prior to the discovery of the Americas

Match the following characteristics with the time periods:

Early Middle Ages

Late Middle Ages

During the Middle Ages, people did not understand what caused the plague. It spread by way of the Silk Road and entered Europe at the port of Messina, Italy. Infected fleas on rats spread the illness.

​​Causes

Approximately 1/3rd (33%) of Europe's population died from the plague. Serfs could demand higher wages thus helping to end feudalism.

​​Effects

Although people in the Middle Ages did not know how to effectively treat the plague, they performed bloodletting, used herbs to purify the air and forced sick people out of cities. Today, we have modern antibiotics to treat this illness.

​Treatments

Multiple Choice

The Bubonic Plague began in what area?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

Labeling

Label the parts of the castle:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Arrow Slits

Gate House

Merlons

Moat

Flanking Towers

Well

Drawbridge

Curtain Walls

The Keep

Bailey

Match

Match up the following castle features with their purpose:

• Merlons

• Moat

• Well

• Curtain Walls

• The Keep

Provided protection for people on roofs

Created a barrier against invaders

Supplied water for the castle

Enhanced defense against attacks

The safest spot during an attack

• Provided protection for people on roofs

• Created a barrier against invaders

• Supplied water for the castle

• Enhanced defense against attacks

• The safest spot during an attack

​During times of an attack, castles served as a means of protection for the entire manor. The construction of castles came to an end thanks to modern forms of weapons during the Hundred Years War.

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Castles

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was considered the purpose of the Magna Carta?

• To grant absolute power to the king.
• To establish a new religion in England.
• To create a system of taxation without representation.
• To limit the powers of the king and establish legal rights.

Open Ended

List a freedom/right that was created as a result of the Magna Carta.

Multiple Choice

Which important document was formed based on the Magna Carta?

• Articles of Confederation
• United States Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact

🗝️ Key Points – Magna Carta (1215)

• Limited the power of the king

• Established the rule of law

• Guaranteed due process and fair trials

• Introduced habeas corpus (no imprisonment without cause)

• Required tax approval from nobles

• Signed at Runnymede by King John

• Influenced modern democracies and legal systems

​Magna Carta

Categorize

Options (8)

France won

Series of war and peace

England lost

Joan of Arc led forces

House of York

House of Lancaster

Fight over who should rule England

Fight over land

Categorize the important events/sides in each of the wars:

Hundred Years War

War of the Roses

​A series of wars and times of peace that lasts for approximately 100 years. France ends up claiming more land with England loosing. Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl, led French troops to key victories during the Hundred Years' War, and inspired a turning point in France’s fight against England.

Hundred Years War

Two noble families in England (Lancaster and York) fight over who should be the ruling family. This war ends when a member of the Lancaster and York family marries making the Tudor family the ruling family of England for over 100 years.

​War of the Roses

Multiple Choice

Which individual help to lead the French to major victories during the Hundred Years War?

• Richard III
• Joan of Arc
• Henry V
• William the Conqueror

Fill in the Blanks

The Middle Ages began when the _ empire fell.

Open Ended

What do you believe was the biggest turning point in the Middle Ages? Explain why.