Crisis in the Late Middle Ages

What was one major effect of the Black Death on Europe?

• An increase in trade and economic prosperity.

• A significant decrease in population and labor shortages.

• A rise in the population of urban areas.

• The establishment of new monarchies across Europe.

How long did the Hundred Years' War last?

• 100 years

• 90 years

• 116 years

• 75 years

What were the main causes of the Peasants' Revolt in England?

• Support from the monarchy

• Desire for more land ownership

• Heavy taxation, labor shortages, resentment against feudalism, and the Poll Tax.

• Increased agricultural production

In what year did the Fall of Constantinople occur?

• 1400

• 1453

• 1450

• 1492

What was the Great Schism of 1378 and why was it significant?

• The Great Schism of 1378 was a division in the Catholic Church with rival popes, significant for weakening papal authority and causing political instability.

• A reform movement within the Protestant Church.

• A conflict between France and England over territory.

• The establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church.