Nation-States Flashcards
country with a unified government
Nation-state
suffered after Muslims and Jews left
Spain
barbarians from there overran Europe
Germany
drove out English in the Hundred Years’ War
France
where common law protected individual rights
England
ruled before nation-states arose
Feudal Lords
referred to during tax collections
Domesday Book
lawmaking body in England
Parliament
a right held by Englishmen
Trial by Jury
helped unify nation-states
King
was forced to accept the Magna Carta
King John
encouraged French in Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc
led early French unification movement
King Philip
made Spain a strong Catholic nation-state
Ferdinand and Isabella
took steps to unify England after the Battle of Hastings
William the conqueror