Medieval Europe

What disease spread to Europe from Asia during the Middle Ages?

• Influenza

• Bubonic Plague

• Smallpox

• Malaria

What percentage of people infected with the Bubonic Plague died?

• 10-20%

• 30-40%

• 50-60%

• 70-80%

What event contributed to declining harvests and starvation in the 14th century?

• The Great Schism

• The Hundred Years War

• The Little Ice Age

• The Black Death

What was the name of the disease-causing bacterium during the Black Death?

• Yersinia Pestis

• Salmonella Typhi

• Streptococcus Pneumoniae

• Escherichia Coli

What was the name of the war fought between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France?

• The Crusades

• The Hundred Years War

• The War of the Roses

• The Spanish Inquisition

What innovation helped the English prevail at the Battle of Agincourt?

• Longbow

• Crossbow

• Sword

• Spear

Who successfully urged Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome?

• Joan of Arc

• Catherine of Siena

• Isabella of Castile

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

What city was captured by the Ottomans in 1453, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Paris

What term refers to the decline of the feudal system in medieval Europe?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Decline of Feudalism

What group rebelled in Florence in 1378, demanding better conditions and an end to extra taxes?

• The Ciompi

• The Medici

• The Borgias

• The Sforza