Growth of Royal Power
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1066 AD | When did the High Middle Ages begin? |
| King William I | Who wins the battle of Hastings? |
| England | King William I was the king of _______ |
| Normandy, France | Where is King William I from? |
| expand royal power | King William' goal was to ______ _____ _____ |
| Royal domain | the land the king controls (England) |
| True | True or false: Lords don't have power in the royal domain |
| Salisbury Oath | a verbal oath of allegiance to William |
| English Lords | The _______ _____ are swearing the oath |
| rebelling | The English Lords swore the oath to keep them from _________ |
| Death | if the oath wasn't sworn, _____ was the consequence |
| illiterate | the oath was verbal because most people were __________ |
| Domesday Book | a census to better know population and tax |
| People, castles, land, crops, livestock, income | The Domesday book kept track of the number of ______ and _______. It also kept track of the amount and size of the ____. It estimated how many _____ and _________ one had and the ______ they made. |
| Shires | When England is broken up, it is split up into counties called ______ |
| sheriff | each shire had a _______ |
| King William | The sheriffs were appointed by ____ _______ |
| False | True or false: The sheriffs worked for the king but weren't a part of the government |
| bureaucracy | consists of trained government officials |
| 1154 AD | King Henry II began his reign in what year? |
| 100 | King Henry II reign happened ___ years after William |
| expand royal power | King Henry's goal was also to ______ _____ _____ |
| True | true or false: King Henry creates the first law system in England |
| common law | laws that the English people had to follow |
| 2 | there were _ exceptions to common law |
| church and king | The two exceptions were for the ______ ___ ____ |
| True | True or false: the king makes the laws, but doesn't follow them |
| cannon law | the Catholic Church's own set of laws |
| King Henry II and Archbishop of Cantebury (Thomas Becket) | The fight between common law and cannon law was fought between ____ _____ __ and __________ __ _________ (______ ______) |
| False | True or False: Becket is killed by Henry's people by accident |
| royal charters | allows the city to be independent and to have their own governments; also allows the cities to exist |
| traveling justices | judges who travel around and decide who has broken the law |
| 12 | How many men were chosen to be apart of the jury? |
| King John I | Richard the Lionheart's brother and King Henry II son |
| Magna Carta | King John I signs this major document |
| royal power | The Magna Carta limits _____ _____ |
| 1215 | the Magna carta was written in what year? |
| the lords | who wrote the Magna carta? |
| laws and rights | the magna carta was a list of ____ and ______ |
| true | True or false: the lords wrote the magna carta because they wanted more power |
| make the kings have less power | The goal of the magna carta was to ____ ___ _____ __ ____ ____ _____ |
| False | The lords didn't force king john to sign the magna carta |
| taxation | why was the magna carta written?* |
| true | True or false: After the magna carta was signed, the kings had to follow common law |
| limited monarchy | king only has limited powers |
| King Edward I | this king limits power |
| parliament | King Edward I creates |
| 1295 | what year does king edward create parliament? |
| parliament | governing body that deals with taxes and laws |
| citizens more say in the government | parliament was created to give citizens ____ ___ __ ___ __________ |
| House of Lords and House of Commons | The two houses in parliament were the house of the _____ and the _____ __ _______ |
| 1300- 1500 | The Late Middle Ages lasted from ____ to ____ |
| 1347 | What year does the black death start in? |
| ships for trade | _____ ___ _____ from asia is how the plague arrives in europe |
| fleas and rats | on the ship, _____ and ____ carry the plague |
| 1/3, 20 million | The plague wipes out __ of the population, or __ ______ people |
| physical contact and respiration | When the plague reached Europe, people spread it through ________ ______ and ___________ |
| Church | The ______ was relied on to stop the plague through prayer services but was unsuccessful |
| Decline of Population | The first consequence of the black death was the |
| decline of trade | the second consequenceof the black death was the |
| increased price of goods | the third consequence of the black death was the (because it was less available) |
| want for higher wages in the city | the fourth consequence of the black death was the ________________________________________ because that's where the jobs were available |
| anger with the church | the fifth consequence of the black death was the |
| anti-semitism | the sixth consequence of the black death was |
| anti- semitism | blaming the Jews for the Plague |
| england and france | the hundred years war was fought between |
| king of france | it is fought over who will be the next |
| 1400s | the hundred years war was fought in the |
| 1453 | the end of the war is in the year |
| 68 | there were approximately __ years of fighting |
| England | ___ wins the battle of Agincourt |
| longbows | aid in the victory of the English |
| French | the ______ win the battle of orleans |
| joan of arc | the french army is led by |
| the french | who wins the hundred years war? |
| french pride increases | the first result of the hundred years war was that |
| english internal problems (civil wars) | the second result of the hundred years war was |
| nationalism rises throughout Europe | the third result of the hundred years war was |
| nationalism | excessive pride in one's country |
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