history 1a: magna carta

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what was the divine right of kings?

kings believed they were chosen by god to rule

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what is feudum?

a piece of land given to barons in exchange for loyalty

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why was feudum spread around the country?

to avoid one area being too strong

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what did barons have to do in return for their feudum?

  • provide knights if needed

  • pay taxes

  • protect land

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who did barons give land to? in exchange for what?

knights

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what was an oath of allegiance?

people swore oath to people above the and to the king so they would not join a rebellion

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what did peasants do for barons?

farm their land in exchange for living their (didn't own land)

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how did the feudal system avoid rebellions?

  • oath of allegiance

  • barons land spread around country

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what was the great council?

barons gathered to give views to monarch who did not have to listen to them

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what was the charter of liberties?

set of promises a new monarch gave to barons

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when did kind john rule?

1199-1216

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what economic factor caused king john's unpopularity?

charged heavy taxes (scutage tax)

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what religious factors caused king john's unpopularity?

  • disagreed with stephen langton becoming archbishop of canterbury

  • pope excommunicated john

  • england was put under an interdict

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what is an interdict?

england not allowed to take part in church services (weddings

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what is excommunication?

king john kicked out of faith

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what is scutage tax?

tax knights payed to avoid fighting

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why was it not a good idea to upset the pope or his clergy?

they were the only people that could write

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what government factors caused john's unpopularity?

  • not a good warrior

  • not on good terms with church

  • not on good terms with barons

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what military factors caused unpopularity for john?

  • not a successful soldier

  • lost land to france in 1204

  • lost battle of bouvines in 1214 (barons angry because they lost land)

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what nicknames were given to king john?

soft sword

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who was arthur?

john's nephew

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how did king john abuse his power?

taxing barons to inherit land

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why was king john a good king?

  • ensured fair trials

  • expanded british navy

  • won battles against welsh and scottish

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who was fitzwalter?

leader of barons

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when did king john sign the magna carta?

1215

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why did king john sign the magna carta?

weakness in his forces

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how many terms were in the magna carta?

63

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what was the short term significance of the magna carta?

insignifiant because john didn't follow it

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what was the long term significance of the magna carta?

  • established human rights (became a symbol of power)

  • showed king could be help responsible for actions

  • first

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why was rochester important in the civil war?

it was in the middle of london and dover

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who fought in the first barons war?

king john and supporters vs rebel barons and prince louis of france

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what is an arbitrary government?

single person has unlimited power

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what were the failures of king john?

  • argued with church

  • weak leader

  • increased scutage tax

  • paid mercenaries to fight in france (leaving him

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what were some of the terms of the magna carta?

  • king must seek advice before asking for money

  • judges not allowed to accept bribes

  • right to a fair trial

  • king must not interfere with church