The Decline of Feudalism Study guide

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.

Which of these was a reform made by King Henry II of England?

• Trials were held before a royal judge.

• Ordinary people elected their rulers.

• Nobles had to let their serfs go free.

• England paid soldiers to be in the army.

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.

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 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.