The decline of Feudalism

a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; also called the Black Death

• Smallpox
• Flu
• Bubonic Plague

• Measles

ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democratic

a guess as to the value or size of something

• calculation
• measurement
• guesswork
• estimate

the basis from which an idea or situation develops

• foundation
• premise
• basis
• starting point

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

• Statute of limitations
• Habeas corpus
• Ex post facto
• Double jeopardy

a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings

• devotee
• follower
• believer
• heretic

a series of battles fought between France and England from 1337 to 1453

• Franco-Prussian War
• Napoleonic Wars
• Hundred Years' War
• War of the Roses

a written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch’s power

• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• English Civil War
• Treaty of Paris

a governing body created by King Edward I that included some commoners, Church officials, and nobles

• House of Commons
• Parliament of Scotland
• Royal Council
• Model Parliament

a force gathered over time

• force
• acceleration
• velocity
• momentum