The Decline of Feudalism

Cause and Effect: Henry II's legal reforms led to ...

strengthening common law, judges, and juries

Cause and Effect: The Magna Carta led to ....

the limiting of the power of english monarchs and affirmed that monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed people

List examples of how the outbreak of war in Europe contributed to the decline of feudalism and the rise of democratic thought.

the war shifted power from lords to monarchs and common people; military technology used in the war made knights and castles less important; a new feeling of nationalism helped to shift power from lords and towards monarchs and commoners; peasants who survived the war were more in demand as soldiers and workers and therefore had greater power.

What were some of the common symptoms of the plague?

vomiting fierce coughing sneezing fits egg sized swelling or bumps called buboes

What did Joan of Arc do during the Hundred Years' War

she led the French army to victory was captured and burned at the stake she turned the tide of the war

heretic

someone who goes against accepted religious beliefs

Why were the English able to defeat the French in early battles, such as the one at Crecy?

They were outnumbered

Cause and Effect: Edward I's Model Parliament led to...

giving a voice to some common people

What changes did Magna Carta promise to bring about in English government?

1.A monarch could no longer collect special taxes without the consent of nobles and church official. 2.no freeman could be jailed except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. 3. it also introduced the idea that not even the monarch was above the law

Who was Joan of Arc?

17 year old peasant girl who heard voices of saints telling her to save France Burned at stake

Habeas Corpus

An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.

The Plague was carried on a ship through the _________ Sea to _____________.

Black Sea Italy

Why was the plague called the " Black Death"?

Black and blue swelling would appear on skin of victims

How did people become infected with the plague?

By living in dirty places

The plague probably originated in _____________. It traveled along trade routes ( such as the ______ Road).

Central Asia Silk

What was the Model Parliament, and why was it created?

It was an English governing body created by the church officials and nobles it was intended to include more people in government

From _______ it spread north and west to __________ and to ___________

Italy Europe England

What changes did Henry II make to the English Legal system and how did these changes affect feudalism?

King Henry said you can't throw someone in jail without proof. You have to go to court

How did the Hundred Years' War start?

Series of battles for control over lands in France war between France and England

List examples of how the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Europe contributed to the decline of feudalism and the rise of democratic thought.

The fast rate of people dying Changes in Europe's economic and social structure