1 / 29

6-5.2

6-5.2. Explain the effects of the Magna Carta on European society, its effect on the feudal system, and its contributions to the development of representative government in England. ENVIRONMENT. Where do we live? What resources do we have? What are my responsibilities?.

paloma-cooke
Download Presentation

6-5.2

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 6-5.2 Explain the effects of the Magna Carta on European society, its effect on the feudal system, and its contributions to the development of representative government in England.

  2. ENVIRONMENT Where do we live? What resources do we have? What are my responsibilities?

  3. FEUDALISM IN ENGLAND • Feudalism in England was institutionalized by William the Conqueror.

  4. How did feudalism affect England? • Feudalism weakened the power of the nobility and strengthened the power of the King of England.

  5. How did the nobles feel about the Feudalism? • The nobles rejected the growing power of the king, and decided to rebel against King John.

  6. What did the nobles do about King John? • They forced King John to sign the Magna Carta.

  7. How do historians view the Magna Carta? • The Magna Carta is considered one of history’s most important democratic documents.

  8. What did the Magna Carta accomplish? • The document set forth the rights of the English people and limited the power of the king.

  9. DISCUSSION • Discuss the following with your partner: • Why do you think King John signed the document if it limited his power?

  10. WRITING • Write 2-3 sentence about the following: • What is the importance of the Magna Carta?

  11. Were the rights granted to everyone? • Originally, the rights only applied to the nobility. • As time passed, the rights applied to all English citizens.

  12. What rights are in the Magna Carta? • Rule of Law • Development of representative assemblies • Right to approve taxes • Trial by jury

  13. Textbook Time • Read the Primary Source on page 537 (In yellow box). • Why do you think this part of the Magna Carta is important?

  14. How did the Magna Carta affect feudalism? • The Magna Carta limited the power of the king weakening the feudal system in England. • This idea spreads and weakens feudalism in the rest of Europe as well.

  15. What effects did the Magna Carta have on the government of England? • To apply the rules of the document, a Great Council was established which advised the king to the interest of the nobles.

  16. What did the Great Council become? • The Great Council grew into the English Parliament, which was the first democratic body in modern Europe.

  17. MAGNA CARTA PLAY

  18. Scene One • John, King of England: Ha haha. I’m King John. I can do anything that I want because I am the king! I think that I will raise taxes on the nobles. If they don’t like it, I will throw them in jail. • Note: King John raised taxes and threw people in jail without a fair trial.

  19. Scene two A group of nobles meet to discuss King John’s behavior: Noble one: King John’s taxes are too high! Noble two: Yes, and he is putting people in prison without giving them a fair trial. Noble three: Something must be done about his behavior. What can we do? Noble four: I’ll tell you what we can do. We can refuse to obey him unless he gives us the rights that we deserve! Note: Nobles demanded that King John should sign a document that limited the King’s power.

  20. Scene Three The nobles meet with King John. King John: What do you want? I order you to go away! Nobles: No way! Noble one: If you want our support, you must agree to our demands. Noble two: You must give people fair trials before you throw them in jail. Noble three: You can only collect taxes if the Great Council agrees. Noble four: You must agree that both the king and the vassals have certain rights and duties. Nobles: You must sign the Magna Carta! Note: This document was called the Magna Carta.

  21. Scene Four • King John: This is terrible. Signing the Magna Carta means that people have rights and that the power of the government has limits. • Note: The Magna Carta limited the power of the government and was an important step towards a representative form of government.

  22. DISCUSSION • Discuss the following with your partner: • Which city-state actually created the idea of democracy?

  23. Textbook Time • Read What Was the Magna Carta section on page 537. • How did the Magna Carta affect the king’s power.

  24. Why the AOI? • Why do you think I chose to teach this lesson using the following AOI: • Environment

More Related