Middle Ages: Decline of Feudalism

a person who is not of noble rank

• commoner

• lord

• monarch

• baron

How does the principle of habeas corpus affect us today?

• We cannot be jailed except that a court makes a lawful judgement against us or we are charged with breaking a law.

• We can be jailed if three witnesses claim they saw us break a law.

• We can be jailed if we do not have our "papers" with us.

• We cannot be jailed if we agree to serve on a jury.

How did the Bubonic Plague affect the lives of the survivors?

• The survivors decided to revolt.

• They sang and danced and made fun of the ones who fell ill to the bubonic plague.

• The need for workers was so high and the number of workers so low that they could demand more pay.

• Power was shifted from the king to the nobles.

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

• About a third of the population died.

• More than half of the population died.

• Nearly one quarter of the population died.

• Some ninety percent of the population died.

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.

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

• strengthened the role of feudal lords in society.

• made the importance of individuals decline dramatically.

• contributed to the decline of the feudal system.

• led to rapid increases in the population of Europe.

How did the Hundred Years' War contribute to the decline of feudalism?

• Hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on vassals.

• Serfs ran away from the manors to fight in the battles.

• Nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new taxes.

• England refused to let go of its claims to land in France.

Why was the Magna Carta significant?

• It gave the monarch unlimited power to tax the nobility.

• It restricted the power of the Church over the government.

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

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

How did the Magna Carta weaken feudalism?

• It forced serfs to live on the land that they farmed.

• It limited the king's power by establishing the idea of rights and liberties that even the king cannot violate.

• It took power from the Church and gave it to the king.

• It gave more power to the king by allowing him to jail his opponents at will.

a series of wars fought by France & England between 1337 & 1453

• Hundred Years' War

• War of the Roses

• Napoleonic Wars

• Seven Years' War