Latin West (1200-1500)

All of the following characterized Europe around 1200 EXCEPT

• 90% of the population lived in rural areas
• use of the 3 field system of agriculture
• nobles respecting the legal rights of serfs
• a life expectancy of 30-35 years

The bubonic plague was really a combination of 2 diseases. They were

• anthrax & plague
• dysentery & cholera
• cholera & anthrax
• typhoid fever & anthrax

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death in Europe?

• Workers began a demand for higher wages
• Multiple rebellions against authority
• Improved medical practices
• Serfdom disappears in Western Europe

Which of the following was NOT a major trade city that developed in Italy during the 1300's?

• Rome
• Genoa
• Venice 
• Florence

The group of trade cities that developed in northern Europe joined together to form a trade association called the

• Delian League
• Hanseatic League
• Baltic States
• Flanders Conglomeration

Guilds

• were found mainly in rural areas of Europe
• were groups of skilled tradesmen who controlled a particular skilled job
• could be found only in western Europe
• kept prices low & affordable for average Europeans

All of the following characterized cities of Europe during this period EXCEPT

• places of more social mobility than other areas of Europe
• emergence of a new class of merchants
• presence of many guilds
• sewers that carried waste products to rural areas

The rebirth of learning in Europe starting about 1200 was known as the

• Middle Ages
• Renaissance
• Medieval Times
• Neoclassical Period

The Renaissance was based on the works of which previous civilizations?

• Berbers
• Greeks & Romans
• Phoenicians
• Muslim

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Renaissance universities?

• focus on practical subjects like engineering
• classes were taught in Latin
• students received licenses after being trained
• centered in major European cities