Topic #3 Lesson #5 - Decline of Medieval Society

The Hundred Years’ War was fought between what two countries?

 

• Spain and Portugal

• Rome and the Middle East

• England and Spain

• France and England

 What was one major effect of the bubonic plague?

• It killed nearly one third of the population of Europe.

• It drove many poor people from cities to manors.

• It strengthened the power of the Church.

• It led to the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain.

The spread of the Black Death from Asia to Europe was mostly the result of

 

• the Second Crusade.

• the Hundred Year’s War.

• increased trade.

• pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

During the Black Death, people looking for scapegoats unjustly blamed

 

• peasants.

• the Inquisition.

• feudal landowners.

• Jews.

What was the main cause of the Peasants’ Revolt?

 

• attempts to limit the movement and wages of serfs

• failure of authorities to end the bubonic plague

• lack of work for peasants on the manors

• demands for reform in the Church

What impact id the Black Death have on the medieval social order? 

• Drove many people into isolation

• Dr.s mostly served the wealthy

• Depopulation - 1/3 of Europe's population died

• All of the above