World History Final

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Question 1 - 10In the graphic, what letter labels a carrier/spreader of The Black Death?

Answer 1 10 A - rats

Question 1 - 20What role would letter B have in the Black Plague?

Answer 1 20 The Plague travelled on trade ships from the east to Europe.

Question 1 - 30What was the Black Death/Plague?

Answer 1 30 A pandemic of bubonic plague in Europe during the Middle Ages which killed between 1/3 and of Europes population.

Question 1 - 40The direction of the overall global spread of the Black Death would best be described as?

Answer 1 40 Travelling from east to west

Question 1 - 50Which conditions in Europe helped the Black Death affect Europe so greatly?

Answer 1 50 The many trade routes allowed it to spread and the growth of city populations which led to filthy cities.

Question 2 - 10How did the Black Plague help break down the feudal system in Europe?

Answer 2 10 So many peasants died, the peasants now could negotiate with the lords for wages.

Question 2 - 20In the Feudal chart, what responsibility would be listed next to D?

Answer 2 20 Tended fields and provided labor.

Question 2 - 30In the feudal chart, which person had very little power during the middle ages even though you may at first assume the opposite?

Answer 2 30 A the King

Question 2 - 40In the EARLY MIDDLE AGES, the three fields would have been?

Answer 2 40 Alternating between grains and fallow land.

Question 2 - 50In the LATE MIDDLE AGES, the three fields would have been?

Answer 2 50 Rotating between wheat, legumes like beans, and fallow land.

Question 3 - 10What was the system of Feudalism?

Answer 3 10 A system of mutual obligations, trading land and protection, for loyalty and labor.

Question 3 - 20In the feudal system, why could a vassals pledges of loyalty often become very complex?

Answer 3 20 Lesser Lords would often accept land from more than one greater lord and have to decide how much help to give each if their lords were fighting each other.

Question 3 - 30For most historians, the Middle Ages began with the fall of what major empire?

Answer 3 30 The Fall of Rome

Question 3 - 40What were the Crusades? Name the two sides involved?

Answer 3 40 Series of wars between European Christians and Muslims over the holy land.

Question 3 - 50The practice by the Catholic Church which sparked the Protestant Reformation was?

Answer 3 50 The sale of indulgences, granting pardons for sins to the living and dead.

Question 4 - 10What affect did the Protestant Reformation have on the Catholic Churchs power?

Answer 4 10 Decreased the power/influence of the Catholic Church

Question 4 - 20During the age of exploration, the trade good most desired by Europeans was?

Answer 4 20 Asian Spices

Question 4 - 30Who were the Conquistadors?

Answer 4 30 Spanish Soldier/Explorers who conquered the New World for Spain.

Question 4 - 40The map below represents the general pattern of European travel known as the?

Answer 4 40 The Triangle Trade

Question 4 - 50Referring to the map, cargo travelling on route A was usually?

Answer 4 50 Slaves

Question 5 - 10Referring to the map, cargo travelling on route B was usually?

Answer 5 10 Raw materials (such as rice, lumber, fur and tobacco).

Question 5 - 20Referring to the map, cargo travelling on trade route C was usually?

Answer 5 20 Manufactured goods (such as cloth and guns)

Question 5 - 30Referring to the map, route A was known by what name?

Answer 5 30 The Middle Passage

Question 5 - 40In the 1400s and 1500s, when Europeans spoke of the Old World and the New World, they were referring to?

Answer 5 40 Old = Europe, Asia and Africa New = Americas

Question 5 - 50Cape Town, South Africa was founded by who and for what purpose?

Answer 5 50 By the Dutch East India Company (Dutch Boers/farmers) to provide fresh fruits and veggies to its trade ships. Prevent Scurvy.

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