1. Bubonic Plague Questions Hundred Years War Questions
HOMEWORK
Bubonic Plague Questions
Hundred Years War Questions
Daily Life & Decline Test Thursday
DO NOW: What do you think the lyrics of this song mean? Write a response for each of the 4 lines Have your homework out to be checked

2. Ring Around The Rosie
“Ring of roses” describes the red swollen lymph nodes around the neck of an infected person
“posies” refers to the herbs or flowers that people carried in their pockets to breathe hoping it would protect them from the disease;
“Ashes” or “at-choo” refers to a sneeze which was the sign of coming illness.
“All fall down” describes the suddenness of death from the Bubonic Plague.

3. The Hundred Years War

4. Start of the Hundred Years War
Between 1337 and 1453, England and France fought a series of wars known as the Hundred Years’ War
English kings had claimed lands in France as their own and French kings disputed these claims
Phillip VI declares to King Edward III that these lands belong to France and the war officially begins

5. Early English Victories
The French armies relied on knights on horseback with heavy armor and these soldiers could barely move when not on their horses
They used swords, lances, and crossbows: all only effective at close range
The English had lightly armored knights, soldiers, and many archers. Using the longbow gave the English a major advantage

6. Joan of Arc and The French Fight Back
In 1415, King Henry V invaded France after a long truce, but the English were met with much stronger resistance
The French were now recruiting soldiers from the common people and paying them just like the English did
The French were also inspired by a seventeen year old girl named Joan of Arc and her accomplishments

7. Joan of Arc and The French Fight Back
Joan claimed that voices of saints told her to save France and armored up to fight the English
In 1429, she led the French to victory in the Battle of Orleans, but was captured by the English next year
As a prisoner of war, Joan was seen as a heretic and burned at the stake

8. Impact of the Hundred Years War
Both sides of the war no longer relied on nobles to provide their armies and instead relied on the common people
The innovations of gunpowder and the longbow also made knights and castles less useful
The war also inspired a sense of nationalism amongst the people to be loyal to the king rather than the nobles