1 How well did you understand the text? Carefully read the information about the Magna Carta and make notes on the important details. 2 Without looking at the information sheet again, fill in the blank spaces in the following passage.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a Latin term that means . It is a famous legal document
that was signed by at Runnymede in June . The king was forced to sign it
by . They had come to resent the king because he held
and he was .
Although the barons did not have the power to make laws and decisions for the nation themselves they
were rich and powerful in their own right because they had been given
by the king. They became rich from . They were powerful because
.
A group of rebel barons became dissatisfied with their situation and demanded that the king listen to
their complaints. The king ignored them so they decided to . It was not
until they finally captured that King John agreed to meet them at
, a meadow by the River Thames, to discuss their rights. week-long talks, John reluctantly agreed to sign a charter, or agreement, which outlined
. It ended the
of the King of England. With later charters, it formed the basis of
and English . It also abolished
the king had forced the barons to pay.
Unfortunately, King John soon went back on his word and civil war broke out again. However, he died in
, and the Magna Carta did not become official until over eighty years
later in 1297 when it was made law by .