World History Final

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

Answer 1 – 10 A - rats

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

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

Question What 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 ½ of Europe’s population.

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

Answer 1 – 40 Travelling from east to west

Question Which 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 How 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 In the Feudal chart, what responsibility would be listed next to “D”?

Answer 2 – 20 Tended fields and provided labor.

Question In 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 In the EARLY MIDDLE AGES, the three fields would have been…?

Answer 2 – 40 Alternating between grains and fallow land.

Question In the LATE MIDDLE AGES, the three fields would have been…?

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

Question What was the system of Feudalism?

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

Question In the feudal system, why could a vassal’s 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 For most historians, the Middle Ages began with the fall of what major empire?

Answer 3 – 30 The Fall of Rome

Question What were the Crusades? Name the two sides involved?

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

Question The 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 What affect did the Protestant Reformation have on the Catholic Church’s power?

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

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

Answer 4 – 20 Asian Spices

Question Who were the Conquistadors?

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

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

Answer 4 – 40 The Triangle Trade

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

Answer 4 – 50 Slaves

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 5 – 30 The Middle Passage

Question In the 1400’s and 1500’s, 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 Cape 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.