Starter quiz
- John was the youngest of ______ children.
- two
- four
- eight ✓
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- Which is the correct definition for the word 'siege'?
- money everyone has to pay to the people in charge of a country
- when an army surrounds a castle to force the people inside to surrender ✓
- powerful and rich people who owned land and armies in England
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- King John made the ______ angry because he kept asking them for money and armies.
- 'barons' ✓
- Select the things King John did to make people angry.
- He made people pay higher taxes. ✓
- He won battles in France.
- He lost land in France. ✓
- It was his fault that the churches were closed. ✓
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- The people in charge of the Church were just as powerful as kings.
- True ✓
- False
- Choose the groups of people that were angry with King John.
- the Church ✓
- the barons ✓
- the English people ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each keyword to the correct definition.
- rebellion⇔when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders ✓
- Magna Carta⇔a written document with rules a king or queen had to follow ✓
- laws⇔a set of rules that everyone has to follow ✓
- Who started a rebellion against King John?
- King Richard
- the Church
- the barons ✓
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- King John had to agree to talk to the barons because ...
- they left the country.
- they took over the country.
- they joined their armies together. ✓
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- Put these events into the correct order.
- 1⇔King John made lots of people in England angry.
- 2⇔The barons joined their armies together in rebellion.
- 3⇔King John had to agree to talk with the barons.
- 4⇔King John and the barons made an agreement.
- The agreement that the barons and King John made was called the …
- 'Magna Carta' ✓
- Kings and queens after John also had to follow the ______ of Magna Carta.
- 'laws' ✓
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Key learning points
- Some of John's barons were so angry with him that they started a rebellion.
- To stop the fighting, John was forced to accept an agreement called Magna Carta.
- In this agreement, John promised not to tax his barons so heavily, and to behave better in the future.
- Magna Carta made John weaker and his barons stronger.
- Even after John died, kings and queens that followed him have followed the agreements set out in Magna Carta.
Common misconception
Some may think that kings and queens after King John forgot about Magna Carta.
Kings and queens after King John still followed Magna Carta and it remained as a very important document of rights for the people. Today, there are still four of the original 63 clauses in use in England.
Keywords
Rebellion - a rebellion is when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders
Magna carta - Magna Carta was a written document that set out the rules a king or queen had to follow
Laws - laws are a set of rules that everyone has to follow
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