Unit 08 Test

Question 1

Black Death

Answer 1

A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351.

Question 2

Bubonic Plague

Answer 2

Disease that caused the Black Death that killed 1/3 to 2/3 of people in Europe.

Question 3

Pandemic

Answer 3

widespread occurrence of a disease over a whole country or the world

Question 4

Epidemic

Answer 4

a widespread occurrence of a disease

Question 5

Absolutism

Answer 5

A political system in which a ruler (such as a King) holds total power

Question 6

Magna Carta

Answer 6

A charter (document) created by English Nobles and signed by King John which placed limits on the English government and established rights for English Nobles.

Question 7

Rights

Answer 7

Things that citizens can do which the government cannot take away from them.

Question 8

Limits

Answer 8

Restrictions on what the government is able to do.

Question 9

Hundred Years’ War

Answer 9

A series of wars between Britain and France that lasted for 116 years, from 1337-1453 CE.

Question 10

Longbow

Answer 10

Six foot long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce the armor of Knights

Question 11

Battle of Agincourt

Answer 11

A battle in which an outnumbered English dominated the French due to the English’s use of the longbow. Helped showcase that knights were no longer the key to winning battles.

Question 12

Nationalism

Answer 12

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country, kingdom, or nation.

Question 13

Joan of Arc

Answer 13

French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king

Question 14

Social/Cultural Impacts of the Black Death

Answer 14

• An increasing number of peasants are able to move up in society or into the merchant class.
• Faith in the Catholic Church decreases
• Growth in city populations

Question 15

Political Impacts of the Black Death

Answer 15

• Kings and nobles lost the ability to control peasants easily.
• The Catholic Church loses power and influence as people begin to lose faith in the church’s ability to protect them.

Question 16

Economic Impacts of the Black Death

Answer 16

• Wages went up as a result of the worker shortage.
• More peasants and merchants are able to start businesses or enter a trade.
• Money replaced pledges of loyalty as the main way in which people obtained the things they needed.

Question 17

Magna Carta and the relationship between the King, the people, and the law in England

Answer 17

• English Kings had their power limited and were no longer above the law.
• English citizens (nobles) now had rights which had to be protected and were able to have some say in government, such as when it came to taxes.

Question 18

Technological Impacts of the Hundred Years’ War

Answer 18

The invention of the longbow and cannons made it so that knights were no longer useful in the fighting of wars, eliminating them as a social class. Peasants would be used as soldiers and paid to fight instead.

Question 19

The impact of Nationalism after the Hundred Years’ War

Answer 19

People were more loyal to their country (and their country’s leader) than they were to anyone else. This meant that the average person felt a greater connection and sense of loyalty to a King rather than a feudal lord or manor.