1. Warm Up – February 27 Answer the following questions on a post it:
1. What was the government of the Middle Ages? What was the economy of the Middle Ages?
2. Who owned the land in Feudalism? Who ran the land for the king? Who protected the land? Who works on the land?
3. Who fought in the Crusades? What were they fighting over?
4. How were the Crusades both a success and a failure for Christians in Europe?
5. What effects the Plague have on Europe?

2. Magna Carta and the Hundred Years War
Unit 4: Middle Ages
Magna Carta and the Hundred Years War

3. England and France DEMOCRACY DEVELOPS IN BOTH FRANCE AND ENGLAND
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
GOVERN LANDS BOTH NEAR AND FAR AWAY
COMMON LAW
COURT SYSTEMS
INCLUDING COMMONERS IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS
KINGS FIGHTING AGAINST CHURCH FOR POWER

4. Magna Carta GOVERNMENT
KINGS WANTED TO INCREASE POWER OVER NOBLES AND CHURCH
NOBLES WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY HELD ONTO CERTAIN POLITICAL RIGHTS
NOBLES CREATED A DOCUMENT CALLED THE MAGNA CARTA

5. Magna Carta GUARANTEED CERTAIN BASIC POLITICAL RIGHTS
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL
PROTECTION OF THE LAW

6. Magna Carta
NOBLES WANTED TO GUARANTEE FOR THEMSELVES CERTAIN RIGHTS, LIMIT KING’S POWERS
RIGHTS WERE EVENTUALLY APPLIED TO REGULAR CITIZENS

7. Hundred Years War French King dies without a heir to the throne
English Leader – Edward III – a relative of the French King claimed ownership of the French throne
Edward III launches an attack against France – fighting goes on and off from

8. Hundred Years War
English use a new weapon called a longbow- used to kill many soldiers from a very long range
Result: England winning at the outset of the war
English and French sign a truce – England’s current leader Henry V would inherit the crown once the current French King died
Truce fails, fighting continues

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10. Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc, French Peasant Girl, is given a prophecy:
She will lead the French Army
She will lead France to victory over the English
She will establish Prince Charles as the King of France
Joan of Arc rallies the French Army to fight back and finally defeat the English

11. Effects of the Hundred Years War
During the war, a strong sense of nationalism (Pride in one’s country or ethnicity) develops in both France and England
French victory leads France to develop a strong monarchy
English defeat leads to turmoil in England over who should lead

12. TOD – February 27
Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up:
1. Why did nobles create the Magna Carta?
2. What important United States document did the Magna Carta influence?
3. Why did England and France fight the Hundred Years War? What invention allowed England to begin winning the war? Which individual would help rally the French?
4. Who won the Hundred Years War? What impact did the war have on England and France?