WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

DECLINE OF FEUDALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who on the Feudal Pyramid lost power as a result of the Hundred Years War?
A
Peasants
B
Knights
C
Lords
D
King
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nobles lost power as kings no longer needed them to supply soldiers, and common people gained power as nobles’ power declined.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Impact of the Hundred Years’ War The Hundred Years’ War contributed to the decline of feudalism by helping to shift power from feudal lords to monarchs and to common people. During the struggle, monarchs on both sides had collected taxes and raised large professional armies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The war laid waste to much of France and caused enormous suffering; it virtually destroyed the feudal nobility and thereby brought about a new social order. By ending England’s status as a power on the continent, it led the English to expand their reach and power at sea.

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