Ch. 3 The Hundred Years' War/Black Death

Which event made the arrival of the plague more severe?

• a famine

• a hurricane

• a long war

• a new tax

Where did the plague begin?

• northern Europe

• western Europe

• Africa

• Asia

What is one reason plague doctors dressed with clothes soaked in vinegar and beaked masks?

• They believed the disease was carried by bad smells.

• They thought germs entered through the skin.

• They had few methods of sanitation.

• They wanted to avoid touching rats.

How did the Black Death lead to the end of feudalism?

• The size of most towns and cities decreased.

• Lords increased the size and value of their estates.

• Kings released their vassals from their pledges of loyalty.

• Serfs who survived the plague demanded payment for their work.

What was one cause of the Hundred Years' War?

• Demand for Arabic texts increased competition between universities.

• There were questions about the legitimate heir to the English throne.

• Feudal ties caused English nobles to owe loyalty to the French king.

• France and England competed for control over the Holy Land.

What was one effect of the longbow technology?

• The English were able to defeat a much larger French force at Agincourt

• The French were able to surround King Henry V's forces at Calais.

• The French were able to reinstate the dauphin on the throne.

• The English were able to capture the city of Orleans.

What does this image reveal about Joan of Arc?

• She became the leader of Orleans.

• She was an important military leader.

• She came from a poor peasant family.

• She followed the guidance of the pope.

What is one way Henry V shaped the culture of the Middle Ages?

• He encouraged the use of English in official documents and literature.

• He encouraged trade between England and the Muslim Turks.

• He became the leader of a movement to end vassalage.

• He became the king of both England and France.

What were the effects of the Hundred Years' War? Select TWO answers.

• It led to lower taxes for peasants.

• It improved trade between nations.

• It reduced the size of the middle class in Europe.

• It left the French king in control of almost all of France.

• It resulted in increased nationalism in France and England.