3.2 Commerical Rev and Plague

Multiple Select

Warmer climate, use of horse-drawn plows, and better farming practices led to an increase in... (select two that apply)

• population

• warfare

• food

• diseases

Multiple Choice

What initially brought about an increase of trade between Europe and the Middle East?

• Mr. Little

• The Crusades

• Increased Conflict between Nation-states

• Demand for Coffee

Open Ended

Please define: Capitalism

Open Ended

Please explain the concept of a Guild

Multiple Choice

Group in Europe blamed and persecuted for the deliberate spread of the Black Death

• Jews

• Gypsies

• Christians

• Muslims

Multiple Choice

What activity helped spread the plague ?

• praying

• farming

• trapping

• blacksmithing

• trading

Multiple Select

How did the Black Death contribute to the fall of feudalism in Europe?

• massive numbers of deaths that caused a labor shortage that ended serfdom.

  Labor shortages caused by the death toll led to increased wages

• the mass deaths allowed the Mongols to invade from the east, and the Huns from the west

• the mass deaths caused Queen Isabella to send Columbus in search of new lands to claim for the English Empire and resettlement

• Feudal lands were often converted to grazing because grazing required less labor than farming,

  With less farming, serfs and peasants moved into towns and cities which began to grow

Multiple Choice

Where did the Black Death originate in the 14th century?

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Australia

Multiple Select

The Commerical Revolution led to a growth of... (choose THREE answers)

• towns and cities

• church power

• trade

• wealthy citizens