The Hundred Years’ War

1. All of the following are true of the Hundred Years’ War EXCEPT:

a. It was a struggle for national identity.b. It was launched when England’s Edward III

claimed the French throne.c. It was caused by long-standing rivalries and

animosities between England and France.d. It ended with a decisive English victory.e. It changed the political systems of both

France and England.

2. At the outset of the Hundred Years’ War:

a. England was wealthier than France.b. The English navy ruled the seas.c. France was superior militarily.d. England was in a state of civil war.e. France had a larger population than England.

3. The French peasant uprising of 1358 is known as the:

a. Western rising.b. Ciompi.c. Jacquerie.d. Taile.e. Pilgrimage of Grace.

4. The use of this medieval weapon proved to give the English the tactical

advantage in the war:

a. trebuchet.b. Longbow.c. Catapult.d. Cannons.e. Primitive firearms.

5. Joan of Arc was executed on May 30, 1431 under this charge:

a. treason.b. Fraud.c. Murder.d. Kindnapping.e. Heresy.

6. The burden of the Hundred Years’ War fell mostly on the:

a. clergy.b. Nobility.c. Military.d. Peasants.e. Women.

7. Like kings and queens in earlier centuries, the late medieval rulers practiced the art of __________ government, but on a grader scale and with greater sophistication.

8. In 1355, in a bid to secure funds for the war, the king turned to the ____________, a representative council of townspeople, clergy, and nobles.

9. The first great battle of the Hundred Years’ War took place in the __________ on June 23, 1340.