Black Death and the Crusades

Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340 CE?

• wages went down

• more land was available and wages increased

• social unrest decreased

• Feudalism strengthen

How did the plague increase the power of the common people?

• It created a shortage of workers

• Lords were more likely to die from it

• Sick people moved into the castles

In England, the Magna Carta

• Split power equally between the king and the pope

• Limited the power of the pope

• Gave the king unlimited power

• Limited the power of the king

What other effects did the Crusades have on Europeans?

• It brought wealth and trade

• It brought medicine and science

• It opened up their eye's to the rest of the world.

• All of these

How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

• Feudalism remained unchanged

• Feudalism was made stronger

• Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay

• Feudalism ended because all peasants died

The crusades were wars between Christians and

• Hindus

• Buddhists

• Muslims

• Catholics

The disease known as the Black Death is today known as the....

• Bubonic Plague

• Pandemic

• Covid-19

• Yellow Fever

The Pope urged individuals to fight in the Crusades to save the world from the spread of

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

During the Crusades, Saladin, was fighting for the

• Jews

• Muslims

• Christians

• Hindus

In what Crusade, did Christians capture Jerusalem in 1099?

• First

• Second

• Third