Multiple Choice
What was a big contribution to the decline of feudalism?
a)Hundred Years War
b)King died
c)World War I began
d)Pilgrims sailed across sea
a) Hundred Years War
_________, the written agreement that limited the power the monarch, was signed in 1215.
a) Habeas Corpus
b) Magna Carta
c) Constitution of Clarendon
d) Model Parliament
b) Magna Carta
Describe the main reasons for the start of the Hundred Years war.
-Land
-England claimed the crown of France
About how many Europeans died in the Bubonic Plague?
a) about 27 million
b) about 26 million
c) about 25 million
d) about 24 million
d) about 24 million
The ______ had more success in the beginning of the Hundred Years War.
a) French
b) English
c) Chinese
d) Polish
b) English
Define feudalism.
-Dominant social system in medieval Europe
-Top of the pyramid- Monarch, Pope
-Middle of Pyramid- Knights, Nobles
-Bottom of the Pyramid- Surfs and Peasants
What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?
a) Bubonic Death
b) The Plague
c) Death Plague
d) Black Death
d)Black Death
Joan of Arc lead the _______ into many historic battles, where their country started winning.
a) English
b) Chinese
c) Polish
d) French
d) French
What effect did the Bubonic plague have on the decline of feudalism.
- An estimated 24 million Europeans died from the plague (about 1/3 of the population)
-Peasants and Surfs abandoned their homes in search of opportunities (they had more power)
What was the time frame of the Hundred Years War?
a)1338-1438
b)1337-1453
c)1901-1999
d)2011-2018
b) 1337-1453
The ___________ was a big part of feudalism and the Constitution of Clarendon was made to take some of their power away.
a) Catholic Church/ Pope
b) King/ Queen
c) Joan of Arc
d) Knights and Nobles
a) Catholic Church/ Pope
Define Heretic.
Heretic- a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings.
Who was the king of England during the Black Death?
a) Richard II
b) Henry IV
c) Edward III
d) Henry V
c) Edward III
The ________ was used by the English surprising the French, who were using ________.
a) Longbow; Spears
b) Spear; Longbows
c) Crossbow; Longbows
d) Longbow; Crossbows
d) Longbow; Crossbows
What is the Constitution of Clarendon?
-Set of legislative procedures that were passed by Henry II of England.
-Composed of 16 articles and represent an attempt to restrict the ministerial privileges(power of the church).