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World History SAQ Quiz 3C

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Common Law
A unified body of law formed by centuries of ruling by England's royal judges. It is the basis for law in many countries today.
Magna Carta
A document signed by King John which guaranteed certain basic political rights. It is now the basis for basic legal rights in many countries.
Parliament
A legislative group formed by the English King Edward I
Estates
General- A meeting between the first second and third states
John Wycliffe
An Englishman who preached that Jesus Christ, not the pope, was the true head of the Church
Jan Hus
A professor in Bohemia who influences Wycliffe's writings and taught that the Bible was higher than the pope
Great Famine
A famine from 1315-1317 caused by abnormally severe winters and torrential rains throughout spring and summer growing seasons that ruined crop yields across northern Europe
Black Death
An epidemic during the 1300s in parts of Asia, North Africa, and Europe. One-third of the population in Europe died and millions more in Asia and Africa
Bubonic Plague
A plage like the black death that traveled by fleas
Joan of Arc
A young French peasant girl who had visions from saints telling her to drive the English from France
Define urbanization and explain ONE effect it had on western Europe.
Urbanization is the migration of a a majority moving to cities, rather than staying in rural areas. It caused plagues to spread faster, last longer, and become more lethal to a larger portion of the population
Identify and explain TWO main causes of the Crusades.
Tension between the Church and Islam/the discrimination of Christian pilgrims, and Primogeniture of Western Europe
Identify and explain ONE main impact of the Crusades.
The decline of Eastern Orthodox Christianity due to the fall of Byzantium
Explain why the Fourth Crusade is considered such a tragedy for Christendom.
The sacking of Constantinople in the fourth crusade weakened Byzantium to such an extent that they were too far hurt to fully recover. As Byzantium was weakened, the Turks were able to easily take over the city, leading to the large decline of Eastern Orthodox Christians and the tragedy thearof.
Explain the historical significance of the Magna Carta.
The Magna Carta guaranteed certain basic political rights and is now the basis for basic legal rights in many countries. (the basis for modern laws and rights)
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