WorksheetsCrusades, Magna Carta, and Black Death
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Magna Carta introduced which idea?
Parliament
King appointing bishops
Rule of Law
Domesday Survey
What actions and policies characterized the rule of King John before the Magna Carta? (Choose 3)
He ignored feudal traditions
He tried to be fair to the nobles
He shared his money with the nobles
He lost English territory in France
He demanded more money from the nobles
The disease known as the Black Death is today known as the....
Bubonic Plague
Pandemic
Yellow Fever
An organism that transmits disease from one life form to another is called...
bacterium
vaccine
pestilence
Which group in Europe was often singled out for persecution because people blamed them for the Black Death?
Jews
Traders
Muslims
Women
Explain how the Black Plague spread throughout Europe.
Plague came from Britain and then spread to the rest of the mainland Europe through trade.
Plague was brought back to mainland Europe by knights returning from the crusade in Central Asia.
Plague spread from Central Asia through trade across the Middle East into Italian ports and then into Central Europe.
Plague started in Moor controlled Spain and then spread from warfare between Christianity and Muslims.
Why don't pandemics like the Bubonic Plague effect the planet today?
Vaccines have been developed for every disease.
Strict public health rules and modern medicine are effective in stopping pandemics.
Improvements in nutrition protect people from wide-spread disease.
Viruses and bacteria have been eradicated.
The death of so many people caused a labor shortage in Europe. Which three statements explain how these labor shortages affected society? (Choose 3)
Landowners produced crops that required less labor.
Workers demanded and received higher wages.
Workers began to form labor unions to gain power.
Rural workers moved to towns and cities.
Landowners imported slaves to replace workers.
