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(DMS) Chapter 5
(DMS) The Decline of Feudalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | "The Great Charter"; a contract between the monarch and the nobles in England that limited the powers of the monarch |
| Bubonic Plague/The Black Death | This was a disease the spread from Asia to Europe that killed about 25 million people |
| Hundred Year's War | A war between the French and the English |
| habeas corpus | Because of the Magna Carta, a person could not be jailed without being formal accused in front of a judge |
| parliament | A body of the English government that gave commoners more voice in decisions |
| Silk Road/Trade Routes | methods of the spread of the Black Death |
| commoners | a low social class in the Middle Ages |
| Battle of Crecy | A battle between the French and English where English commoners decisively beat mounted French knights |
| Joan of Arc | a French commoner that would inspire the French and lead them to victory against the English |
| political reform | government change |
| social change | change in social structure |