In England, the Magna Carta contributed to ideas about

individual rights and liberties.

the role of religion in society.

Political changes in England, the bubonic plague, and the Hundred Years' War

contributed to the decline of the feudal system.

strengthened the role of feudal lords in society.

made the importance of individuals decline dramatically.

led to rapid increases in the population of Europe.

What important legal reform did Henry II enact?

He insisted that people accused of crimes had to be formally charged and stand trial at court.

He gave the monarch the right to jail or execute someone for no legal reason

He separated the powers of government from the powers of the church.

He signed the Magna Carta, which protected some of the rights of the nobles

Why was the Magna Carta significant?

It affirmed that monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed.

It gave the monarch unlimited power to tax the nobility.

It restricted the power of the Church over the government.

It guaranteed the freedom of serfs to live and work where they chose.

The principle of habeas corpus means that an accused person

cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime.

cannot be tried in secret; he must be tried in an open court.

must be convicted three times before being put to death.

must be represented by a lawyer paid for by the court if he cannot afford one.

What did the Model Parliament do?

It established the principle that the common people should have a voice in government.

It took away the monarch's power to impose taxes and gave that power to the common people.

It set up the complex rules and regulations to be followed during each session of Parliament.

It recognized that the monarch had rights and liberties that the nobles could not violate.

The bubonic plague was spread by

fleas that fed on the blood of infected rats, then bit humans.

coughing and sneezing that propelled the bacteria into the air.

the unfortunate position of the planets.

a poisonous vapor, called a miasma, that carried the sickness from place to place.

What impact did the bubonic plague have on the population of Europe?

About a third of the population died.

Nearly one quarter of the population died.

More than half of the population died.

Some ninety percent of the population died.

How did the plague change the lives of the survivors?

Common people gained more power, because there was a shortage of workers.

Many peasants and serfs left the manors and moved to cities.

Peasants rebelled when nobles tried to return things to how they had once been.

The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between

the Church and the English king.

What is one reason the English were victorious in many of the early battles of the Hundred Years' War?

They had archers armed with longbows.

Their knights wore heavier armor.

Their foot soldiers uses crossbows.

They had horse-mounted knights.

What effect did Joan of Arc have on the Hundred Years' War?

She inspired the French to drive the English out of France.

She successfully negotiated the peace between England and France.

She terrified the English into submission because she survived an attempted burning at the stake.

She convinced the English to continue fighting for king and country.

How did the Hundred Years' War affect the importance of knights on the battlefield?

The effectiveness of knights was reduced by the English longbow, which could pierce their armor.

Horse-mounted knights proved to be an unbeatable force when facing mere foot soldiers.

Knights took on even greater leadership roles as they led their armies to victory after victory.

Kings were disappointed in the knights' cowardice and banned them from future military operations.

In both England and France, the Hundred Years' War caused a rise in

the nobles' loyalty to each other.

religious fervor and church attendance.

dancing as an expression of joy in the face of destruction.

Why had castles become less useful by the end of the Middle Ages?

Castles now offered little protection, because armies used cannons to blast holes in their walls.

People no longer wished to live in tight-knit communities with the castle at its center.

Commoners generally preferred to live in smaller homes that were easier to heat in winter.

Most castles stood empty because so many people had died in the plague and the war.

What led to the decline of feudalism in England?

political developments, such as the Magna Carta

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The idea that a person much be eventually charged with a crime when arrested

Model Parliament

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Someone accused of going against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

Hundred Years' War

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(1337-1453) Series of wars fought between England and France over the right to rule France.

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The Decline of Feudalism

A deadly disease that caused millions of deaths in Medieval Europe, also known as the black death and spread by fleas

The idea that a person much be eventually charged with a crime when arrested

Someone accused of going against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

(1337-1453) Series of wars fought between England and France over the right to rule France.

Written in 1215, this document limited or control the amount of power a monarch could have in England

A ruling body created by King Edward I, to give commoners, nobles and clergymen a say in government

Written in 1164 and designed to control the power of the church and Pope over the Monarch of England

A government ruled by the people. In a representative democracy, like the United States, people choose or elect people to make decisions for them

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