Decline of Feudalism

How did the plague first spread to humans?

• Miasma (bad air)
• Dirty Water
• Cat bites
• Fleas on rats

The plague is thought to have started here

• Australia
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

What is another name for the Black Death?

• Bubonic Plague
• Smallpox
• Pneumonia
• Chicken Pox

What happened to most people who were infected with the plague?

• Nothing because they got a plague shot
• Their hair fell out, but then they got better
• All of their skin turned black, but then they got better
• They got covered in swollen blisters (bubose) and died

This picture represents a person who had what job during the plague?

• Grave Digger
• Plague doctor
• Catholic Priest
• Nursery rhyme writer

How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

• Feudalism remained unchanged
• Feudalism was made stronger
• Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
• Feudalism ended because all peasants died

The path of the Black Death usually followed…

• trade routes
• ocean currents
• the pope
• war fare

What was one key result of the signing of the Magna Carta?

• Monarchs could not take away anyone's rights and liberties.
• Monarchs could not rule over anyone except commoners.
• The king could make decisions without anyone else's advice.
• The king could live by different laws from commoners.

How did Magna Carta contribute to the decline of feudalism?

• It didn't ...
• Magna Carta limited the power of kings and made kings rule with the advice of the people (Model Parliament) ...
• Magna Carta was a special bow used by the French to defeat feudalism.
• Magna Carta caused the bubonic plague ... and it killed 1/3 of the population

What action by an English king gave ordinary people a voice in government?

• calling the Model Parliament
• putting a seal on Magna Carta
• issuing the Constitutions of Clarendon
• closing Canterbury Cathedral