Unit 5 Late Middle Ages

Read the following excerpt from the Magna Carta and identify which principles were present in this section of the document.

“...No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent”.

• Individual Rights and Limited Government

• Individual Rights, Rule of Law, and Limited Government

• Limited Government and  Shared Powers

• Limited Government, Rule of Law and Shared Powers

The Declaration of Independence was a document King John of England was forced to sign in 1215.

• True

• False

Read the following excerpt from the Magna Carta and identify which principles were present in this section of the document.

“...All merchants shall have safe and secure exit from England, and entry to England, with the right to move about freely, for buying and selling.”

• Individual Rights and Limited Government

• Individual Rights

• Shared Powers

• Rule of Law and Shared Powers

Read the following excerpt from the Magna Carta and identify which principles were present in this section of the document.

“...No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.”

• Individual Rights and Limited Government

• Individual Rights, Rule of Law, and Limited Government

• Limited Government and  Shared Powers

• Limited Government, Rule of Law and Shared Powers

King Philip IV of France met with representatives from three classes (estates). The meeting began the Estates-General France’s first parliament. This represents a move toward

• Strong power for the monarchy

• Representative government

• Religious based government

• No government (anarchy)

How did the marriage of Princess Isabella of Castile and Prince Ferdinand of Aragon help to create the Kingdom (country) of Spain?

• Unified the two largest kingdoms into one

• Create a strong Christian based Kingdom

• Used their unified strength and claim Muslim land in Granada

• All of the above

What impact did the Norman Conquest have on the culture of England?

• Normans adopted English culture and democracy

• Normans changed the religion to Islam and Theocracy

• Normans changed language to French and strong feudal system

• Normans did not change the culture in England

How did the Crusades and the Black Death impact European Nation Building

• As people died kings claim land

• Manor system (Feudalism) fell apart.

• Power of the Church declined, monarch power increase

• All of the above

What caused the Hundred Years’ War?

• Edward III of England claimed to be king of France.

• Dispute over land area around England.

• Control of the silk road in central Europe.

• The French and English both wanted control of the Holy Roman Empire.

Who was Joan of Arc?

• The Queen of France

• A female English knight

• A French peasant girl who led the army to victory.

• A nun who tried to establish a peace treaty.