The Late Middle Ages

Which disaster caused millions to die from starvation in the early 1300s?

• fire

• flooding

• plague

• famine

The Black Death originally broke out in _________.

• Italy

• China

• Russia

• Scandinavia

How many Europeans did the Black Death kill between 1347 and 1351?

• 10 million

• All of them

• 1 million

• Nearly half

Which of the following was an effect of the plague?

• Trade increased among European nations.

• Feudalism grew stronger as people relied more on their nobles.

• The populations grew because more food was available.

• Wages rose steeply because there was a high demand for workers.

What was the cause of the Great Schism in the Catholic Church in the late 1300s?

• More than one person claimed to be pope.

• The Eastern Orthodox Church permanently broke away.

• The kings of Europe questioned the authority of the Church.

• Many people left the Church because it had become too worldly..

The Hundred Years' War was waged between ______.

• Catholics and Muslim

• France and England

• The Mongols and the Jews

• Spain and Italy

______ inspired the French troops to maintain their faith and continue their fight against England.

• The Catholic pope

• King Charles

• Joan of Arc

• Isabella of Castile

In Spain and Portugal, Christians struggled against ______ for control of the land.

• Muslims

• Mongols

• Roman Catholics

• Jews

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella wanted ______ to be the official religion of Spain.

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella believed Spain would remain united if the people of Spain were only allowed to practice one religion.

• True

• False