The Magna Carta & A New Kind of Government
A lord or lower rank in British nobility.
baron
The order in which one person after another takes the throne
succession
A battle leader captured by the English and later declared a saint
Joan of Arc
Joan of arc was born as a ___ girl
peasant
a gnawing mammal, such as a rat, mouse, gerbil, or hamster
rodent
Why did King Edward I decide to reintroduce another Parliament after his father had dismissed the first one?
A. Edward was close friends with Simon de Montfort.
B. Edward wanted to involve serfs in helping to run the government.
C. Edward wanted to earn the goodwill of the nobles to pay for his wars.
D. Edward was held prisoner by a rebellious baron and was forced to reintroduce it.
C
An agreement to cease fighting for a period of time
truce
The oldest son of the king of France
Dauphin
how old was Joan of Arc when she started hearing voices calling her to defend France
teenager
a highly contagious, usually fatal disease that affects large numbers of people
plague
In what way did Magna Carta change the monarchy in England?
A. It forced the king to respect the laws concerning certain right of the nobles.
B. It turned England into a democracy.
C. It freed the English king from loyalty to France.
D. It made everyone equal to the king.
A
A weapon that could shoot arrows through armor, used by the English
longbow
The site where French kings were crowned
Reims
What did the voices tell Joan of Arc?
to live a good life and God had chosen her to rescue France
a trend in reviving classical art and literature in Europe, beginning in the 1300s
Renaissance
Why was it a bad idea for John to make an enemy of the pope?
A. John could not protect Normandy.
B. John would not be able to raise taxes.
C. John did not have any land of his own.
D. Religion was very important part of life in medieval England, and the pope was the leader of the Western Church in Rome.
D
The richest kingdom in Europe at the start of the war
France
Given what we know about Joan of Arc, we can say that she
A. was very impressed with the future king of France.
B. was a very religious person.
C. was trained for battle from a very young age.
D. gave up easily.
B
How did Joan of Arc impress everyone at the court?
Picked the dauphin out of a crowd without having met him
§1/3 of population of Europe died ____ million people
25
How was the Model Parliament different from just a ruling the Monarch?
A. The Model Parliament could start wars.
B. The Model Parliament gave serfs power to rule.
C. The Model Parliament gave the king full power.
D. The Model Parliament included representatives.
A conflict that destroyed much of France
The Hundred Years' War
The site of a historic battle in which Joan of Arc turned the tide against English occupation of France
Orleans
How did Joan of Arc prepare herself for battle?
•Practiced fighting skills
•Inspired knights while she was staying at dauphin’s castle
How did Black Death affect feudalism? (name one way)
Population was much smaller
Created shortage of workers
Conditions for serfs who survived improved
Serfs were able to buy own land – decline in serfdom