Activities

Questions :

1-  Read the text and do the  activities below

a- What reasons were behind granting the charter of English liberties ?

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b- who was the first king who signed the Great Charter ?

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c-- Was the Great Charter altered ? when ?

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d-  What was the aim of the Charter ?

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2- Explain in your own  words  the following statements

a- position of unprecedented power  

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 b- making concessions to the nobles

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 c- issuing a solemn charter 

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d- restoring and confirm the liberties

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e- writing promises

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3- Complete  the statements from the text

1- the volume of common law increased, however…………………………………….

2- The agents of the crown could not face …………………………………….

3- Myriad challenges confronted…………………………………

4- The Magna Carta put an end to ……………….. ……..

4- Using information in previous activities summarise the text in no more than 15 lines using our own words

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