Middle Ages/ Renaissance test

In what way could the Crusades be viewed as a failure?

• The Holy Land was completely destroyed.

• New ideas and inventions spread into Europe.

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  Crusaders never gained permanent control of the Holy Land.

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  Trade between Europe and Asia increased.

What was one positive impact that the Crusades had on European society?

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  Islam did not spread outside the Middle East.

• European militaries were weakened.

• Trade increased.

• Monarchs gained power.

The Crusades defined a conflict between which two religions?

• Christianity and Islam

• Christianity and Hinduism

• Islam and Hinduism

• Islam and Judaism

The Crusades led to military conflicts between which two regions?

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  Europe and the Middle East

• China and Japan

• India and the Middle East

• Japan and Europe

Which event in Medieval European history is shown in this painting?

• Black Death

• Crusades

• Fall of Rome

• Rise of Feudalism

Which event caused the deaths of nearly half the population of Europe?

• Bubonic Plague

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  Counter Reformation

• Protestant Reformation

• Reconquista

From what continent did the Bubonic Plague most likely come?

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  Asia

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  Africa

• North America

• South America

What action likely led to the movement of the plague across a large distance?

• conquest of land

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  religious pilgrimage

• trade routes

• weather patterns

Which historical event was most responsible for the spread of the Bubonic Plague in Europe?

• increased use of the feudal system in Asia

• increased trade along the Silk Road

• the unification of the Holy Roman Empire

• the development of the caste system in India

How did the Black Death have a positive impact on the economy of Europe?

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  It decreased the demand for goods.

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  It inspired the creation of labor unions.

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  It brought an end to feudalism and increased the wages of average workers.

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  It increased the number of consumers within the economy.