Unit #6: Modern World History: Test (Black Plague, Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution)

What was the primary cause of the Black Plague in Europe?

• Poisoned wells
• Contaminated grain
• Fleas carried by rats
• Airborne bacteria
• Bad weather

Around what year did the Black Death reach Europe?

• 1200
• 1347
• 1400
• 1501
• 1600

What percentage of Europe’s population died from the plague?

• 10%
• 25%
• 33–50%
• 75%
• 90%

How did the plague most likely spread between regions?

• Pilgrims traveling to Rome
• Trade routes and ships
• Armies invading Europe
• Missionary movements
• Migration of farmers

The Black Death originated from which region?

• North Africa
• The Middle East
• Central Asia
• Western Europe
• India

What social class suffered the most immediate loss during the plague?

• Nobility
• Peasants
• Clergy
• Soldiers
• Merchants

What was one major economic effect of the Black Death?

• Increased labor demand
• Population growth
• Collapse of trade
• Decline in wages
• Strengthened church control

Which group was often blamed for spreading the plague?

• Priests
• Jews
• Nobles
• Doctors
• Serfs

The labor shortages after the Black Death led to:

• More rigid class structures
• End of feudalism
• Decline of trade guilds
• Reduced food prices
• A return to slavery

The Black Death helped set the stage for the Renaissance by:

• Weakening the Catholic Church
• Encouraging isolationism
• Ending urban life
• Reducing trade routes
• Increasing warfare