The Hundred Years' War

What happened to Joan of Arc after leading the French army to victory in the Battle of Orléans?

• She was captured by the English allies

• She became a saint

• She was accused of being a witch and burned at the stake

• She retired from military service

The Hundred Years War was a constant battle with fierce fighting and no periods of peace.

• true

• false

True or False: After the Hundred Years War, England and France formed boundaries that resemble the countries we know today.

• True

• False

The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between...

• the Church and the English king.

• England and France.

• the nobles and the peasants.

• Orleans and Crécy.

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.

• She convinced the English to continue fighting for king and country.

What is one reason the English were victorious in many of the early battles of the Hundred Years' War?

• Their knights wore heavier armor.

• Their foot soldiers uses crossbows.

• They had horse-mounted knights.

• They had archers armed with longbows.

How did the Hundred Years' War affect the importance of knights on the battlefield?

• Horse-mounted knights proved to be an unbeatable force when facing foot soldiers.

• Knights took on even greater leadership roles as they led their armies to victory after victory.

• The effectiveness of knights was reduced by the English longbow, which could pierce their armor.

• Kings were disappointed in the knights' and banned them from future military operations.

Which development in the Hundred Years’ War was partly a response to Joan of Arc?

• stronger national identity

• more powerful weapons

• increase in foot soldiers

• loss of royal authority

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

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

• 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.

What was the name of the conflict between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453?

• The Thirty Years' War

• The Hundred Years' War

• The War of the Roses

• The Napoleonic Wars