Topic 3 Quizizz Review

The Magna Carta was intended to protect the rights of which group?

• ALL English people

• The King of England

• The Catholic Church in England

• English barons

What key principle did the Magna Carta establish?

• The king has the divine right to rule from God.

• All people, including the king, are subject to the rule of law.

• The king could not raise taxes unless he had the consent of the people.

• The king must call a parliament in order to hear the voice of the people.

What is considered the basis of English common law?

• Acts passed by Parliament and judges' decisions

• Roman law and custom

• Law passed down through custom and judges' decisions

• Decrees made by the English king or queen

Which conflict was about who would rightfully rule France?

• Crusades

• Hundred Years' War

• Reconquista

• Norman Conquest

What is considered as one of the major effects of the Bubonic Plague?

• It killed about 70 million people worldwide and about a third of Europe's population.

• It drove the poor people from cities to seek isolation in rural manors.

• It strengthened the power of the Catholic Church.

• It led to the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain.

Which of the following was a major contributor to the spread of the Black Death to Europe?

• The Crusades

• The Hundred Years' War

• The increase demand for trade goods from the east

• Pilgrimages to the Holy Land

Parliament was initially established by the king in order to get permission to __________ but eventually its job was to _________________.

• Hold trials and make laws

• Raise taxes and issue writs

• Keep the peace and hold trials

• Raise taxes and make laws

Jews were religiously persecuted and were looked at as the "scapegoat" for which event in Medieval history?

• Crusades

• Black Death

• The Inquisitions

• Reconquista

After the Black Plague passed through Europe, what are considered the cause of Peasants' Revolt in England?

• Attempts to limit movement and wages of serfs

• Failure of authorities to end the Bubonic Plague

• Lack of work for peasants on the manors

• Demands to reform the church

Spain and Portugal are found on which peninsula in Europe?

• Scandinavian

• Balkan

• Iberian

• Italian