Because of loss of records, it can be best estimated that the Black Plague is responsible for the deaths of 1/3 to 2/3 of the European population

between 1347-1351.

This was roughly _____ - _____ total deaths.

25 - 50 million

Although there was never an official truce, the outcome of the

Hundred Years War was a ___________ victory.

French victory

___________ was a ruler from Normandy, France. He invaded England in 1066 and became the king of England. This is known

as the Norman Conquest.

William the Conqueror aka William of Normandy

Due to his hatred for the English and motivated by revenge,

____________led the Scottish in a revolution for independence

from the English.

William Wallace

The Crusades were a series of expeditions to take back the

“Holy Land” of Palestine and the city of ____________ from the

Muslims.

Jerusalem

The _____ was a court held by the Church used to suppress

heretics.

Inquisition

The Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years War was

important because it saw the first use of ______________ on the

European battlefield.

Cannons

After being excommunicated, King John of England was forced

to pay a yearly fine to the Church. As a result, he levied

heavy taxes on his people. The people rebelled and forced King

John to sign the _________.

Magna Carta-it stated the king was not all powerful and had

to obey the law

Joan of Arc led the French army at the Siege of __________. This

marked a turning point in the Hundred Years War and inspired

the French to victory.

Orleans

The Hundred Years War was started and fought primarily over ________.

(cause)

The controversy over succession

- English claims to the French throne or

territory.

The long effort to take back the country of Spain from the Moors (Muslims) following the Crusades

was known as ______.

The Reconquista

The 3rd Crusade is significant because; even though the

Crusaders lost, _____________negotiated with

Muslim leader Saladin to allow Christian pilgrims access to

Jerusalem.

King Richard the

Lionhearted

2 Points Each

Break down and explain in detail, the nursery rhyme, “Ring

Around the Rosy”.

Ring around the rosy: rosary beads give you God's help or possibly the round, bruising marks left on the bodies.

A pocket full of posies: used to stop the odor of rotting bodies which was at one point was thought to cause the plague, it was also used widely by doctors to protect them from the infected plague patients.

Ashes, ashes: the church burned the dead when burying them became to laborious.

We all fall down: dead.