Magna Carta & Fuedalism

The Middle Ages began when...

• The iphone was invented

• The constitution was written

• The Renaissance ended

• The Roman Empire fell

The ______ was the most powerful institution in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• Kardashians

• Royal Family

• Church

• President

Whose death weakened centralized control of the Holy Roman Empire?

• George Washington

• Charlemagne

• Byzantine

• Christopher Columbus

What does hierarchy mean?

• a small cake designed to serve one person.

• a system that organized or ranks things, often according to power.

• a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours.

• the division of a state's government into "branches"

What is common law?

• a defined set of rules, principles, values, employee expectations

• a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC.

• Europe

• A set of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts

An agreement between
King John (1199 – 1216) and a group of “barons” (wealthy landowners) was known as...

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• A threat

The Magna Carta

• Gave unlimited power to the king

• Limited the power of the king

• Guaranteed equal rights to peasants

• Gave everyone equal wealth

1. What did King John and his father use the courts for?

• The abolished the court system

• Punish friends and reward enemies

• Rewards friends and punish enemies

• Increase taxes for all

What does "rule of law" mean?

• An app that tells you the laws of the state that you live in

• political ideal that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including leaders

• A document that has the guidelines for how a countries government will run

• A type of government where the people select representatives to make decision for them

What does liberty mean?

• Understanding

• Refusal

• Compromise

• Freedom