The Decline of Feudalism
100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt Vocabulary Political Developments The Bubonic Plague The Hundred Years’ War Historical Figures 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt
a written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch’s power
Magna Carta
a series of battles fought between France and England from 1337 until 1453
Hundred Years’ War
a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; aka the Black Death
bubonic plague
the legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime
habeas corpus
a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings
heretic
This was one of Henry II’s legal reforms.
trials held before royal judges
This is why the nobles summoned the English king to the meeting at Runnymede.
they had been paying too much in taxes
It is the English translation for the Latin words “Magna Carta”
Great Charter
These were the three groups that were part of King Edward I’s Model Parliament
Commoners, church officials and nobles
This is the group that was hurt the most by political developments in the Middle Ages
nobles
This is where historians think the bubonic plague began. 5
China
These are the egg-sized swelling or bumps that was one of the symptoms of the plague
buboes
This is how many people died in Europe because of the plague Daily Double This is how many people died in Europe because of the plague
24 million or 33% of the population
This was the group that were falsely accused of spreading the plague throughout Europe
Jews
This song and dance may have been first performed during the Middle Ages to celebrate surviving the plague
Ring Around the Rosie
This was an early battle in the Hundred Years’ War in which the English won due to more modern tactics
Battle of Crécy
This weapon turned out to be the largest advantage for the English early on in the Hundred Years’ War
longbows
This is pride in one’s country.
nationalism
This is what caused knights and castles to become obsolete.
gunpowder
This is why nobles became less important after the Hundred Years’ War.
They weren’t needed to provide armies to the king
She was the 17 year old French girl that inspired the French to fight against the English during the Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Ark
He was the English King that was forced to place his seal upon the Magna Carta at Runnymede
King John
He was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry II who was killed by knights and his tomb became a popular destination for pilgrimages.
Thomas Becket
He was the French king who started the Hundred Years’ War with the English over lands in France.
Philip VI
He was the English king who created the first Model Parliament in 1295 Daily Double He was the English king who created the first Model Parliament in 1295
Edward I