The Decline of Feudalism

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Across
  1. 2. under Magna Carta, the king cannot take a person's property unless they ____ (Hint: it's not "ask")
  2. 4. During the Hundred Years' War, small elite fighting forces were replaced by large __________ of commoners
  3. 5. Joan of Arc was captured, put on trial for ___________ and witchcraft, and burned at the stake at the age of 19
  4. 9. these critters were the ones actually spreading the Bubonic Plague
  5. 11. a new weapon that helped the English dominate the early years of the Hundred Years' War
  6. 13. The Hundred Years' War was fought between __________ and France
  7. 14. after the Hundred Years' War, people in England and France grew less loyal to their local lord and more loyal to their _________
  8. 15. its official name is "The Bubonic Plague"
  9. 17. an important legal document signed by King John in 1215 CE
  10. 19. the serfs and peasants who survived the Bubonic Plague were suddenly in demand and could demand ____________
  11. 21. the Bubonic Plague originated on this continent
  12. 22. under Magna Carta, a person could not be put on trial unless reputable men from their community _________ the crime
  13. 24. Early forms of these appeared during the Hundred Years' War and made castles mostly useless
  14. 25. under Magna Carta, a person on trial can only be found guilty by a ________
  15. 26. as Feudalism declined across Europe, many people moved into these
Down
  1. 1. under Henry II's reforms, all trials had to be held before a royal ________
  2. 3. under Magna Carta, a person cannot be _________ unless they are told what they are being accused of
  3. 6. were originally blamed for the Bubonic Plague, but they weren't spreading it directly
  4. 7. many people infected with the Bubonic Plague went to the church because they felt the plague was God's __________
  5. 8. the Bubonic Plague spread along this famous trade route
  6. 10. These elite warriors were made obselete during the Hundred Years' War
  7. 12. the Bubonic Plague got its nickname because people infected with it developed _______ ________ on their skin
  8. 16. A young woman named Joan of Arc rallied __________ back into the war and, eventually, to victory
  9. 18. they were finally given the right to participate in government during the Model Parliament
  10. 20. they were blamed for the Bubonic Plague (as always)
  11. 23. the barons who summoned King John and forced him to sign Magna Carta were mostly upset about