Feudal Europe

What was the purpose of Magna Carta? 

• A. to make the Church weaker
• B. to give the king more power
• C. to strengthen common law 
• D. to protect the rights of nobles, and limit the power of the king.

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

• A. they want to.

• B. a court consents.

• C. the king orders it.

• D. 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

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

• A. bathing too often

• B. trading with Asia

• C. eating rotten food

• D. keeping mice as pets

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

• A. They had to move into the big cities.

• B. They got sick more than other people.

• C. They were often blamed for the disease.

• D. Their food was not always safe to eat.

How did the plague increase the power of the common people?

• A. Sick people moved into the castles.

• B. It created a shortage of workers.

• C. Lords were more likely to die from it.

• D. Monarchs accused lords of spreading it.

What technological advantage helped the English win many early battles of the Hundred Years’ War? 

• A. gunpowder
• B. heavy armor
• C. the longbow
• D. larger horses

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

• A. loss of royal authority 
• B. increase in foot soldiers
• C. more powerful weapons
• D. stronger national identity

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

• A. Hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on vassals. 
• B. Serfs ran away from the manors to fight in the battles.
• C. Nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new taxes. 
• D. England refused to let go of its claims to land in France.

How did the bubonic plague contribute to the decline of feudalism?

• The serfs and peasants that remained couldn't possibly revolt ...

• The serfs and peasants that remained were in high demand and could demand more rights and pay.

• When nobles were infected, they turned into the Hulk and could the work of 1,000 men.

• The bubonic plague didn't contribute to the decline of feudalism.