The Decline of Feudalism

In England, the Magna Carta contributed to ideas about

• individual rights and liberties.

• loyalty to the king.

• the power of the peasants.

• the role of religion in society.

How long did people generally suffer from the bubonic plague before they died?

• a few hours

• a few days

• several weeks

• a month or longer

The name "Magna Carta" means

• first constitution.

• document of rights.

• solemn agreement.

• great charter.

Political changes in England, the bubonic plague, and the Hundred Years' War

• strengthened the role of feudal lords in society.

• made the importance of individuals decline dramatically.

• contributed to the decline of the feudal system.

• led to rapid increases in the population of Europe.

What important legal reform did Henry II enact?

• He gave the monarch the right to jail or execute someone for no legal reason

• He insisted that people accused of crimes had to be formally charged and stand trial at court.

• He separated the powers of government from the powers of the church.

• He signed the Magna Carta, which protected some of the rights of the nobles

Why was the Magna Carta significant?

• It gave the monarch unlimited power to tax the nobility.

• It restricted the power of the Church over the government.

• It affirmed that monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed.

• It guaranteed the freedom of serfs to live and work where they chose.

The principle of habeas corpus means that an accused person

• cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime.

• cannot be tried in secret; he must be tried in an open court.

• must be convicted three times before being put to death.

• must be represented by a lawyer paid for by the court if he cannot afford one.

What did the Model Parliament do?

• It took away the monarch's power to impose taxes and gave that power to the common people.

• It set up the complex rules and regulations to be followed during each session of Parliament.

• It established the principle that the common people should have a voice in government.

• It recognized that the monarch had rights and liberties that the nobles could not violate.

The Bubonic Plague was a disease also known as

• the Peasants' Disease.

• Nature's Revenge.

• the Black Death.

• the Eastern Sickness.

The bubonic plague was spread by

• coughing and sneezing that propelled the bacteria into the air.

• the unfortunate position of the planets.

• a poisonous vapor, called a miasma, that carried the sickness from place to place.

• fleas that fed on the blood of infected rats, then bit humans.