Feudalism and Plague

Why was Thomas Becket killed?

• He helped the French defeat the English.

• He led the nobles in trying to take power.

• He sided with the Church against the king.

• He tried to stop the peasants from rebelling.

What was the purpose of Magna Carta?

• To make the Church weaker

• To give the king more power

• To strengthen common law

• To protect the rights of nobles

Habeas corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless

• They want to.

• A court consents.

• The king orders it.

• The Church requests it.

What action by an English king gave ordinary people a voice in government?

• Calling the Model Parliament

• Putting a seal on Magna Carta

• Issuing the Constitutions of Clarendon

• Closing Canterbury Cathedral

How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?

• Serfs had to live on the land that they farmed.

• Nobles lost power to the king or common people.

• Constant conflict led to a loss of social order.

• Authority in government was given to the Church.

What was one human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague?

• Bathing too often

• Trading with Asia

• Eating rotten food

• Keeping mice as pets

How did the plague make life harder for Jews in Europe?

• They had to move into the big cities.

• They got sick more than other people.

• They were often blamed for the disease.

• Their food was not always safe to eat.

Which of these events took place during the Hundred Years' War?

• Thomas Becket was killed.

• The Model Parliament met.

• Magna Carta was established.

• Bubonic plague reached Europe.

The event of 1164 led to conflict between King Henry II and

• Royal judges and juries.

• Common people of England.

• The Roman Catholic Church.

• The monarch and nobles of France.

Which date goes with an event on the timeline that took place in France?

• Battle of Crécy

• Plague spreads through Europe

• Battle of Orléans

• Peasants' War