💀BD • The Spread of the Black Death

At the time when the Black Death broke out, what linked businesses in key cities across Europe and into western Asia?

• The thing that linked businesses in key cities across Europe and into western Asia was swapping routes.

• The thing that linked businesses in key cities across Europe and into western Asia was trade routes.

• The thing that linked businesses in key cities across Europe and into western Asia was financial similarities.

• The thing that linked businesses in key cities across Europe and into western Asia was financial similarities.

During the Middle Ages, cities and towns with good access to inland transport became important trading centres.

• True.

• False.

In the Middle Ages, people traded in the calm summer waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

• True.

• False.

Which of the following are ways in which people in the Middle Ages traded?

• In the Middle Ages, people traded along the Islamic rivers.

• In the Middle Ages, people traded along the European rivers.

• In the Middle Ages, people traded by land, through river passes.

• In the Middle Ages, people traded by land, through mountain passes.

• In the Middle Ages, people traded along the Silk Road.

Which of the following did the Silk Road provide for?

• The Silk Road provided the network for the exchange of goods between countries across Asia and into the Mediterranean.

• The Silk Road provided the network for the exchange of weapons between countries across Asia and into the Mediterranean.

• The Silk Road provided the network for the exchange of inventions between countries across Asia and into the Mediterranean.

• The Silk Road provided the network for the exchange of ideas between countries across Asia and into the Mediterranean.

• The Silk Road provided the network for the exchange of books between countries across Asia and into the Mediterranean.

The Silk Road trade routes provided the means of spreading the Black Death?

• True.

• False.

According to the traditional explanation of the Black Death spreading, where did it begin?

• Black Death began spreading from Caffa.

• Black Death began spreading from Genoa.

• Black Death began spreading from China.

• Black Death began spreading from Marseilles.

• Black Death began spreading from Rome.

According to the traditional explanation of how the Black Death spread, how did the Europeans become partly affected?

• The Europeans become partly affected as a result of the Mongol siege of the Black Sea port of Caffa in 1347.

• The Europeans become partly affected as a result of the Genoa siege of the Black Sea port of Caffa in 1347.

• The Europeans become partly affected as a result of the Mongol siege of the Black Sea port of Caffa in 1337.

• The Europeans become partly affected as a result of the Genoa siege of the Black Sea port of Caffa in 1337.

According to the traditional explanation of the spread of the Black Death, what was Caffa?

• Caffa was a trading port on the Blue Sea.

• Caffa was a trading port on the Black Sea.

• Caffa was a trading port on the White Sea.

• Caffa was a trading port on the Red Sea.

According to the traditional view of the spread of the Black Death, who attacked the Italian town of Genoa?

• The people who attacked the Italian port of Genoa were French.

• The people who attacked the Italian port of Genoa were Italians.

• The people who attacked the Italian port of Genoa were Mongols.

• The people who attacked the Italian port of Genoa were Japanese.