Review 2.1- Crusades and Black Death

Which action is linked to the spread of the Black Death to Europe during the 14th century?

• trade with Asia
• conquest of Japan
• trade across the Sahara
• exploration of the Western Hemisphere

The bubonic plague affected economic development in medieval times by

• encouraging the introduction of new types of crops
• causing production to decline and prices to rise
• sparking the ideas of socialism and reform
• destroying the guild system

What was one result of large armies traveling great distances during the Crusades?

• Europe’s population severely declined.
• Democracy in the Middle East grew.
• Cultural diffusion increased.
• Slavery was eliminated.

What were the Crusades?

• Wars between Muslims and Jews for the Holy Land
• Wars between Muslims and Christians For the Holy Land
• Wars between Muslims and Christians for the new world
• A disease that spread from person to person and killed 2/3 of the European population

What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?

• increase in trade
• colonization of the Americas
• development of the manorial system
• economic decline

This statement was most likely used to encourage people to

• repel a Viking invasion
• stop advancement of the Huns in Europe
• join the Crusades
• force Russians to convert to Catholicism

The author of this quote is most likely

• a member of the Christian Clergy from France
• a Caliph from the Abbasid Dynasty
• a merchant from Russia
• a Mongol military leader

The information shown on this map suggests that the Black Death spread to Europe as a result of contact with

• merchants from western Africa
• traders from Asia
• barbarians from Scandinavia
• explorers returning from the Americas

Based on this map, what is a valid conclusion about the Black Death?

• Japan was the first place it occurred.
• The highest casualty rates occurred in Mogadishu and Foochow.
• People of North Africa, Europe, and Asia were affected by the disease.
• The outbreak spread primarily from the west to the east.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

• Stephen Harding

• Pope Urban II

• Saint Benedict