Decline of Feudalism Quiz

Deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas

• Model Parliament

• bubonic plague

• Hundred Years’ War

• heretic

What led to the decline of feudalism in England?

• political developments, such as the Magna Carta

• the bubonic plague

• the Hundred Years' War

• all of the above

Historians believe that the bubonic plague originated in

• north Africa

• central Asia

• western Europe

• the Arabian Peninsula

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.

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.

How did the plague change the lives of the survivors?

• Common people gained more power, because there was a shortage of workers.

• Many peasants and serfs left the manors and moved to cities.

• Peasants rebelled when nobles tried to return things to how they had once been.

• all of the above

The legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime

• A. Magna Carta

• B. Habeas Corpus

• C. Model Parliament

• D. Letmego

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

• A. gunpowder

• B. heavy armor

• C. the longbow

• D. larger horses

In England, the Magna Carta contributed to ideas about

• A. individual rights and liberties.

• B. loyalty to the king.

• C. the power of the peasants.

• D. the role of religion in society.