The Decline of Feudalism

Which of these was a reform made by King Henry II of England?

• Trials were held before a royal judge

• Ordinary people elected their rulers

• Nobles had to let their serfs go free

• England paid soldiers to be in the army

What was the purpose of Magna Carta?

• to make the Church weaker

• to give the king more power

• to strengthen peasent rights

• to protect the rights of nobles

Habeas corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless

• they want to

• a court consents (give permission)

• the king orders it

• the Church requests it

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

How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?

• Serfs had to live on the land that they farmed.

• Nobles lost power to the king or common people

• Constant conflict led to a loss of social order

• Authority in government was given to the Church

What was one human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague?

• bathing too often

• trading with Asia

• eating rotten food

• keeping mice as pets

How did the plague make life harder for Jews in Europe?

• They had to move into the big cities.

• They got sick more than other people.

• They were often blamed for the disease

• Their food was not always safe to eat

The event of 1164 led to conflict between King Henry II and

• royal judges and juries.

• common people of England.

• the Roman Catholic Church.

• the monarch and nobles of France

Which of these events took place during the Hundred Years’ War?

• Thomas Becket was killed.

• The Model Parliament met

• Magna Carta was established

• Bubonic plague reached Europe

How did the plague increase the power of the common people?

• Sick people moved into the castles, increasing population

• It created a shortage of workers, causing them to get more pay

• Lords were more likely to die from it than peasants

• Monarchs accused lords of spreading it