Magna Carta 6-5.2 and Crusades 6-5.3

Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta?

• they wanted to give the king unlimited power.

• they wanted to separate the church and state.

• they wanted to replace him with a different ruler

• they wanted to limit the king's power.

What style of government existed in England prior to the Magna Carta?

• direct democracy

• theocracy

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarcy

Which English King did the nobles force to sign the Magna Carta?

• King John

• King Henry VIII

• Charlemange

• William the Conqueror

What was the first democratic, legislative body in modern Europe?

• Rome's representative democracy

• Greece's direct democracy

• France's feudal system

• England's Parliament (Great Council)

All of the following are rights protected in the Magna Carta except which one?

• the right to trial by jury

• the right to representative government

• the right to rule of law

• the right to a free education

Which principle of the Magna Carta is included in our U.S. government?

• A. Sharia Law

• B. Natural Law

• C. Absolute Monarchy

• D. Representative Assemblies

What document is considered one of history's most important democratic documents?

• A. the Magna Carta

• B. the Reconquista

• C. the Book of Kells

• D. the Spanish Inquisition

By weakening the power of the king, the Magna Carta led to the end of which of the following?

• A. Feudalism

• B. Parilament

• C. Religious Orders

• D. Hundred Years War

Including the King, Initially, who did the Magna Carta most impact?

• A. Nobles

• B. The Pope

• C. Common People

• D. Everyone

To whom did the Magna Carta originally give rights?

• A. lords

• B. kings

• C. daimyo

• D. pesants