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Medieval Europe

Medieval Europe

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What political system developed shortly after the fall of Rome?

democracy

autocracy

feudalism

socialism

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What was the timeframe of feudalism?

800-1200 BC

800-1200 AD

1776-present

December 22-March 21

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Kings gave Lords fiefs and the power to rule over peasants and Lords were loyal to the King and gave military aid.

True

False

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Lords paid Knights money for protection and Knights provided Homage and Military service to Lords.

True

False

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Lords provided food and shelter to Peasants and Peasants farmed the land and paid rent to the Lords.

True

False

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Pick two quotes that back up the following claim:

"The Magna Carta guaranteed equal protection under the law for “free men.” "

41) All merchants may enter or leave England unharmed and without fear, and may stay or travel within it, by land or water, for purposes of trade….

30) No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent….

20) For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence….

39) No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.

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Is this a specific right, or does this summarize a right of free men:

“No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent…”

Specific

Summary

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Is this a specific right, or does this summarize the rights of free men:

“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled.”

Specific

Summarize

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Is this a specific right, or does this summarize the rights of free men:

“To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.”

Specific

Summary

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In the Magna Carta, what was a right that was gained for women?

8) No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she wishes to remain without a husband…

41) All merchants may enter or leave England unharmed and without fear, and may stay or travel within it, by land or water, for purposes of trade….

40) To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

20) For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence….

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In the Magna Carta, what was a right that was gained by merchants?

20) For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence….

40) To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

41) All merchants may enter or leave England unharmed and without fear, and may stay or travel within it, by land or water, for purposes of trade….

8) No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she wishes to remain without a husband…

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In the Magna Carta, what was a right that was gained by peasants?

41) All merchants may enter or leave England unharmed and without fear, and may stay or travel within it, by land or water, for purposes of trade….

8) No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she wishes to remain without a husband…

30) No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent….

40) To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

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What was one significant political change from the beginning of Feudalism to the signing of the Magna Carta?

The establishment of Lords and Manors.

The growth of the vassal hierarchy.

Peasants being at the bottom of the social hierarchy and therefore being considered to not be Freemen.

All levels of society being considered to be equals.

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The Feudal Hierarchy pyramid shows...

Serfs and peasants to be at the top.

Serfs and peasants to be equal to the Knights and Lords.

Serfs and peasants were the bottom tier with very few rights and assets.

Lords and Knights to be vassals to no one.

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In the Magna Carta, the term Freeman refers to.....

Peasants

Serfs

Knights

Lords

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