Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Today is our cumulative vocabulary test! Good luck! We will be taking the test during fifth period.
First, answer these questions:
Chapter 10, Section 4:  “Political and Social Change” Read pages 276-279 (and the picture on pages 280-281) Answer in complete sentences.

  1. What did English nobles think the Magna Carta would do?
  2. Read the Primary Source document on page 277.  In what ways do you think the ideas listed in the Magna Carta helped develop modern democracy?*
  3. How was the creation of Parliament a step toward the creation of democracy in England?
  4. How did the Magna Carta and Parliament limit the king’s power?
  5. Who rallied the French troops during the Hundred Years’ War?
  6. The Hundred Years’ War caused much more damage in France than in England.  Why do you think this was the case?
  7. How did the governments of England and France change after the Hundred Years’ War?
  8. What was the Black Death?
  9. What effects did the Black Death have in Europe?
  10. How did the Black Death contribute to the decline of the manor system?
  11. Why do you think the Black Death was able to spread so quickly through Europe?
  12. How did the Black Death spread to Europe from Asia?
*democracy (noun) a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials

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