Bubonic Plague / Joan of Arc

Habeas Corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless

• The King says so
• A court and jury finds the victim guilty
• They were accused of something very bad
• Everybody already knows they are guilty

What action by an English King gave ordinary people a voice in government?

• Bubonic Diaries
• Magna Carta
• Constitutions of Clarendon
• Excerpts from the Canterbury Cathedral

What was one human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague?

• bathing too often
• trading with Asia
• eating rotten food
• keeping mice as pets (good luck charms)

Which date goes with an event on the timeline that took place in France?

• 1215
• 1295
• 1381
• 1429

What is one reason why the battle in 1429 had a different outcome from the battle in 1346

• Joan of Arc led the French
• The English had heavy armor
• The French used the crossbow
• Peasants fought for the English

How did the plague increase the power of the common people?

• Sick people moved into the castles
• It created a shortage of workers
• Lords were more likely to die from it
• Monarchs accused the lords of spreading it

What technological advantage helped the English win many early battles of the Hundred Years' War?

• Gunpowder
• Heavy Armor
• The Longbow
• Larger Horses

Which development in the Hundred Year's War was partly a response to Joan of Arc?

• loss of royal authority
• increase in foot soldiers
• more powerful weapons
• stronger national identity in France

How did the Hundred Year's War contribute to the decline of feudalism?

• hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on knights
• serfs ran away from the manors to fight the battles
• nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new taxes
• England refused to let go of its claims in France

Which class of person was "tied to" the land

• King / Monarch
• Lord / Baron
• Knight
• Serf / Peasant