Professor Hull
Humanities
5 March 2017
Unit 3 Essay
The middle ages had some of the most impact on the world. It is one of the most recognized and talked about era in history. Knights in shining armor. The idea of living in the middle ages is fantasized by many. The middles ages have created so many ways of life that we still follow today. The middle ages are actually said to have been believed that it started with the fall of the roman empire. The dark ages are also commonly known. This was the beginning of the middle ages. The middle ages have had a huge impact on things we do today.
The black plague is probably the most known wide spread diseases of all time. It is also known as the black death. This was one of the most devastating …show more content…
The magna carta was in 1215. Magna carta literally means the great charter. It has inspired people across the century. Many people believe that king john was one of the worst kings in history. His nickname was soft sword. The society at this time was organized by the fugal system. King john made people pay taxes. It was a very important document of individual liberty. It stated that I have liberty and the king or government can’t take that away without a reason. Which king john did not. It was very significant in the development in the English law and constitution. The magna carta was also a key influence on the US constitution including Habeas Corpus. There has to be reason for being arrested. The magna carta was a fight for the people to have rights and that they deserved. There were certain rights that couldn’t be taken away. The barons couldn’t take it anymore. The represented a rebel group. King john said that he was on the side of the church. He was looking for support. The basic root of the magna carta is addressing what the baron’s concerns were. It was the nitty gritty of common law. There only three documents that mentioned the surfs. It was mainly just about the barons. The magna carta is important because the idea that has spread into today’s way of government and common law. It was adopted into later legal