Exercises on Joana DArc

(FEI-SP) Six hundred years ago Saint Joan of Arc was born in Domrémy (France). At age 19, she became a national hero and martyr for religion. Joan of Arc's life is associated with:

a) Hundred Years' War, which indicates the armed conflicts between France and the Holy Roman Empire resulting from rivalries between Catholics and Protestants.

b) War of the Two Roses, dynastic struggles carried out for the succession to the throne of France during the 15th century.

c) Thirty Years' War, which took place between France and Spain during the Habsburg dynasty. In this conflict, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition.

d) Hundred Years' War, which indicates a series of armed conflicts between England and France between the 14th and 15th centuries.

e) Expansion of the Frankish Kingdom, which, by incorporating most of Western and Central Europe, shaped the Carolingian Empire.

As a fighter in defense of the French kingdom during the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was able to gather around 5,000 peasants under her command. The first major victory for Joana and her troops was:

a) the Battle of Thermopylae

b) the Battle of Lepanto

c) the Siege of Versailles

d) the Siege of the Fort of Orleans

e) the Battle of Rouen

(FGV) "When Joan of Arc arrived, on April 29, 1429, the inhabitants of the city were about to capitulate, as the English had taken possession of the fortresses and castles that surrounded Orléans. On the 4th of May, Joan, with her soldiers, first took the castle (...) On the morning of the 8th of May, the Maiden found that the English had abandoned the other castles. Orleans was freed and its inhabitants cheered Joan of Arc deliriously, who was happy to have fulfilled the promise made to her king." (Gabalda and Beaulieu).

Based on the previous excerpt, mark the correct alternative.

a) The capture of Orléans marks the end of the Hundred Years' War, consolidating French unity and monarchy;

b) Joan of Arc, peasant of Domremy, received as a reward for the feat the title of nobility and therefore the right to the lands on which she previously lived;

c) emerging nationalism, reinforced by the significance of this feat, was capitalized on by the kings of the Valois dynasty to consolidate the French monarchy;

d) Joan of Arc, aristocrat by birth and possessions, was later condemned to the stake, becoming a symbol of French nationalism;

e) The defeat of the English at Orleans marks the end of the Hundred Years' War, but does not immediately define French unity and monarchy.

As a way to supposedly prevent a peasant insurrection led by Joan of Arc, the French nobles, aligned with King Charles VII:

a) accused Joan of Arc of conspiracy and hanged her.

b) handed over the religious and military leader to the English enemies.

c) sentenced her to exile and sent her to North Africa.

d) financed peasants to conspire against the religious.

e) gave her a high rank in the French army.

Letter D

Joan of Arc became known for becoming a great military leader who fought for the kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War, in the Late Middle Ages, against the kingdom of England.

Letter D

The Siege of Orleans, which took place in 1429, was the first major military conquest of Joan of Arc and her army. This victory made Charles VII's authority more imposing over the other French nobles who still maintained alliances with the English.

Letter C

Joan of Arc was responsible for the French strategic turn in the Hundred Years' War by liberating Orléans and reconquering other nearby cities, which were under British possession. Philip, Count of Valois, took advantage of the performance of Joan of Arc's armies to promote himself over the other French nobles.

Letter B

Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and taken to the Dukes of Burgundy and Luxembourg. The latter negotiated the sale of the military leader with the British, who were eager for her arrest. Sent to the English authorities, Joan was tried, considered a witch – on account of her religious mysticism – and sentenced to death at the stake in Rouen.