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What was king Henry II's legal reforms? |
He insisted that a jury formally accuse a person and put them on a trial. |
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Who was Thomas of Becket? |
was the archbishop of the Canterbury cathedral. He got in a large argument with king Henry. As a result 4 Knights of King Henry's killed Thomas. |
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What was the magna Carta? |
King John heavily taxed Barrons, controlled both England and France, and made many arrests. The Barrons demanded for a ways for them to get a say in all of this. |
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What was the Result pf the Magna Carta? |
Commoners got a say in government. And Nobles were knocked down a few pegs. Nobles got less of a say and had to follow the kings rules. The Magna Carta protected the rights of citizens. |
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What was Parliament? |
King Edward established Parliament so that commoners, lower ranking clergy, church officials, and Nobles could get a say in government. |
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How did the changes on government help the decline of feudalism? |
- changes strengthened Royal authority - Shifted power to lower ranking people -Nobles had a decline in power - Magna Carta made sure everyone followed the same set of rules |
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Why was the Bubonic plague called the Black death? |
You got large black and blue lumps all over your skin and organs. The black and blue spots are contributing to why it's called the black death. |
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How did the plague spread to Europe? |
It came down the silk road and across the black sea. Or maybe on a ship coming into Italy. |
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Why did the Plague spread so rapidly? |
The disgusting conditions people lived in definitely contributed a lot. There were vermin and bacteria everywhere that could carry the plague. |
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What was the Plagues impact on the population? |
The plague took out 1/3 of the population of Europe. |
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What was the plagues impact on the workforce? |
So many people had died that there was a desperate need for employees because so many people were lost to the plague. |
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what was a crossbow? |
A medieval weapon used by the french used in the 100 years war. They were small and could only shoot about 100 feet without great accuracy. |
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What was a longbow? |
It was a big bow ised for firing arrows. The English used them in the 100 years war. |
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what was the conflict of the hundred years war? |
The king of France wanted to invade England. So the English fought back. |
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What was the difference between the French and English armies? |
The french were much larger in numbers, highly paid, and well trained knights. The English army was low paid commoners with nit much expertise. They didn't have that many warriors. This band of misfits ended up winning the war. |
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what was the impact of the hundred years war? |
- it helped shifting power back to monarchs -they had to collect more taxes -commoners became knights |
