Political and Social Change

The lawmaking body that governs England is called ________ .

• Congress

• Parliament

Who was Joan of Arc?

• Joan of Arc was a teenage peasant girl who rallied the French troops against the English during the Hundred Years’ War.

• x

What started the Hundred Years’ War?

• Muslims invaded Europe.

• The Holy Roman Empire split.

• The king of England invaded France.

• The pope had a fight with the king of France.

Why was Magna Carta important?

• Magna Carta listed rights that the king had to recognize. Many of its ideas later became the principles of modern democratic governments.

• x

How did life change for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague?

• They began to demand wages for their labor.

• They moved from towns to the country.

• They had to work much longer days.

• They took over the manors.

The years 1050 to 1300 have been described as Europe's

• Low Ages

• Middle Ages

• HIgh Ages

• High Middle Ages

The bubonic plague could be identified by _____, or swellings, that appeared on the body.

• clots

• buboes

Describe the role of the council of nobles. What do we call this body today?

• The council of nobles advised the king and eventually became Parliament.

• x

After the Magna Carta, the English tried to limit the king’s power over members of the ______.

• courts

• clergy

The Black Death was mainly spread by ______.

• trading

• fishing