18.4 Decline of Feudalism

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.

What technological advantage helped the English win many early battles of the Hundred Years' War?

• a strong national identity

• the longbow

• the musket

• well-paid soldiers

Many workers died during the plague. How did their deaths affect those who remained?

• They were able to demand better pay and more rights.

• They were forced to return to a feudal economy.

• They could no longer live in cities, so they moved to farms.

• They were able to buy their own businesses and get rich.

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

• keeping mice as pets

• eating rotten food

• bathing too often

• trading with Asia

This document listing rights that the king could not ignore

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

• Joan of Arc

• Black Death

the law-making body that governs England

• Magna Carta

• Parliament

• Joan of Arc

• 100 Years War

a deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

• 100 Years War

• Black Death

a long conflict between England and France

• 100 Years War

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

• Joan of Arc

French teenager who rallied the French troops to victory

• Magna Carta

• Joan of Arc

Both the plague and the Hundred Years' War had what effect?

• They encouraged the development of capitalism in European nations

• They led in a shift in power from feudal lords to common people & monarchs