Hundred Years' War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hundred-years-war

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the duration?116 years (1337-1453), punctuated by numerous truces and campaigns
2. Why did England and France fight for so many years?England claimed the French throne because of family ties, and both sides fought over lands like Aquitaine. The war was about power, land, and who could rule.
3. How did the English longbow change battles?The longbow let ordinary soldiers shoot many arrows at armored knights, making battles like Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt very different from earlier wars.

Fief: An estate of land held from a feudal lord in return for service, often military.
Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Mercenary: A soldier hired to serve in a foreign army, often motivated by payment rather than loyalty.