Feudalism
In 1066, this king from French Normandy invaded the British Isles
Who is William the Conqueror?
The Magna Carta was signed in this year
What is 1215?
The Crusades were fought to recapture this holy city from Muslim forces
What is Jerusalem?
This king earned the title "the Conqueror" after his coronation in 1066.
Who is William I?
The Black Death first reached England in this year
What is 1348?
Feudalism is structured, or shaped, like this, with the king at the top and serfs at the bottom
What is a pyramid?
This English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta
Who is King John?
This English king, known as "the Lionheart," led forces in the Third Crusade.
Who is Richard?
Because of this person's death in the Canterbury Cathedral, the war between the king and the cleric ended tragically
Who is Thomas Becket?
The rodents that were carried the black death
What are rats and fleas?
This book, commissioned by William I, recorded information about land, resources, and population
What is the Domesday Book?
The Magna Carta established that even the king was subject to this
What is the law?
The Crusades began in this year after a papal plea
What is 1095?
This brother of King Richard was known as "one of the most detested" English rulers.
Who is King John?
This is what the black death created on the skin of victims
What are black boils?
The Normans settled in this region of France
What is Normandy?
The Magna Carta granted this right to all free men.
What is the right to a fair trial?
There were a total of this many Crusades, including a Children's Crusade in 1212
What is six?
This King that would rule until 1603, was the founder of the great Tudor dynasty
Who is Henry VII?
This percentage of England's population died during the Black Death
What is 40 percent?
These people were at the bottle of the feudalism pyramid
Who are serfs, peasants, or villeins?
The Magna Carta inspired this important American document written over 500 years later.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
King Henry II was forced to do penance for the murder of this figure by participating in a Crusade (must supply first and last name)
Who is Thomas Becket?
The Wars of the Roses were fought between these two families
Who are the Yorks and the Lancasters?
The Black Death is believed to have originated from this region
What is the East?