POWER & THE ENGLISH CROWN
This 1215 document limited the power of the English monarch.
Magna Carta
These religious wars were fought between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem.
The Crusades
This deadly disease spread rapidly across Europe in the 1300s.
Black Death
What was the outdated weapon of choice for the French in the Hundred Years War?
Crossbow
In 1492, this explorer sailed west across the Atlantic hoping to reach Asia.
Christopher Columbus
This king’s expensive Crusades drained England’s treasury before King John.
Richard the Lionhearted
European knights fought to regain this holy city during the Crusades.
Jerusalem
This 1415 battle was a major English victory under King Henry V
Battle of Agincourt
Name 3 weapons or inventions developed during the Hundred Years War
Longbow
Cannon
Gunpowder
What country sponsored trying to find a path to India?
Spain
The Magna Carta helped lay the foundation for this representative governing body in England.
Parliament
After this city fell in 1453, Greek scholars fled to Western Europe.
Constantinople
The main reason the Hundred Years War was fought
Who would be the heir to the French throne
The Hundred Years’ War is considered a turning point because it marked the decline of this type of medieval warrior.
Armored Knights
This invention in 1450 allowed ideas to spread quickly across Europe.
Printing press
This principle established that the king is not above the law.
The Rule of Law
This empire captured Constantinople in 1453.
Ottoman Empire (Muslims)
This teenage peasant girl helped turn the war in France’s favor by inspiring French troops and supporting Charles VII.
Joan of Arc
What was the main result of the Hundred Years War?
Both England & France become sovereign nations with strong identities
What country sparked the Renaissance?
Italy
The Magna Carta was revolutionary because it established that political power comes from an agreement between the ruler and this group, not just from birth or divine authority.
Barons or Nobles
The Crusades helped spark this cultural rebirth in Europe.
The Renaissance
The decisive battle between King Harold and William the Conquerer
Battle of Hastings
The printing press weakened the Catholic Church’s control because people could now read the Bible and other works without depending on this group.
Church Officials /Priests / clergy
While medieval society relied heavily on the authority of the Catholic Church, Renaissance thinkers increasingly questioned authority and turned to these earlier classical civilizations for inspiration.
Ancient Greece and Rome