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Historical Research and Study: The Black Death — Unit test Answers

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Which of these changes did William the Conqueror make after taking power in England?

A
required people to speak English
B
established a central government through feudalism
C
gave power to local nobles
D
introduced the Magna Carta to English nobles
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What was the outcome of the First Crusade?

A
The Crusaders defeated the Muslims and restored peace to the Holy Land.
B
The Muslims lost to the Crusaders but remained in control of Jerusalem.
C
The Muslims destroyed Jerusalem rather than surrender it to the Crusaders.
D
The Crusaders seized Jerusalem but were forced to defend it for the next one hundred years.
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Read a report of the Paris Medical Faculty from 1348 about the plague.We can say that the main cause of this pestilence was and is the configuration of the heavens. In 1345, at 1:00 in the afternoon of March 20th, there was a major conjunction of three planets in the constellation of Aquarius. This conjunction, along with others like it and the eclipse caused a deadly corruption of the air around us.

A
It shows the importance of astronomy in medicine today.
B
It shows how medicine once differed in Paris and London.
C
It shows how the plague’s cause was interpreted in the past.
D
It shows the desperation to find a cause of the Black Death.
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How much of Europe’s population died from the plague in the 1300s?

A
20–30 percent
B
30–50 percent
C
60-70 percent
D
50–60 percent
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Which statement correctly compares the pneumonic plague and the bubonic plague?

A
The pneumonic plague was more common than the bubonic plague, and the pneumonic plague killed four out of five people who became infected.
B
The pneumonic plague was more common than the bubonic plague, but the pneumonic plague killed only a few people who became infected.
C
The bubonic plague was more common than the pneumonic plague, and the bubonic plague killed four out of five people who became infected.
D
The bubonic plague was more common than the pneumonic plague, but the bubonic plague killed only a few people who became infected.
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The term Anglo-Saxon refers to people who

A
migrated into England from Germanic regions of Europe.
B
practiced the Muslim religion.
C
lived in Normandy and conquered England in 1066.
D
spread the Roman Empire into England.
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The European plague of the 1300s was called the

A
great pandemic.
B
black death.
C
great epidemic.
D
black pandemic.
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How did the famine and the plague affect the population of Europe in the 1300s?

A
They killed millions and led people to move to cities.
B
They killed millions and led people to return to manors.
C
They forced millions to leave Europe and move to Asia.
D
They forced millions to give up their jobs and leave Europe.
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One result of the Great Famine in Europe was

A
the persecution of Jewish people.
B
a loss of religious faith.
C
an increase in death rates.
D
new types of warfare.
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The plague of the 1300s was called the Black Death because

A
the disease turned the patients'lungs black.
B
the first cases happened near the Black Sea.
C
the bodies of victims turned black after death.
D
the illness created black spots on the body.
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New evidence changed ideas about what caused the Black Death when a team of scientists visiting Hong Kong discovered that

A
a bacterium caused the Black Death.
B
a virus caused the Black Death.
C
rabies caused the Black Death.
D
tetanus caused the Black Death.
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One effect of the Crusades was that the Catholic Church

A
lost its power and authority.
B
called for an end to violence.
C
grew in wealth and influence.
D
lost most of its wealth.
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The city of Jerusalem was significant to Muslims because they believed it was

A
the site of the ancient temple built by Solomon.
B
a symbol of Islam due to their pope residing there.
C
the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven.
D
the place where Muhammad founded Islam.
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Read this passage about the peace treaty that ended the Third Crusade.Saladin agreed to confirm an ironclad peace agreement between Christians and Saracens [Muslims]. It guaranteed free passage and access to the Holy Sepulcher of the Lord, without the requirement of any tribute or fee. It also granted the freedom of bringing objects for sale through any land whatever and of exercising a free commerce.Which was a condition of the peace treaty?

A
increased land sales to Christians
B
increased tributes paid to Saladin and the Muslims
C
Christian occupation of Jerusalem
D
freedom of trade between Europeans and Muslims
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As part of the Magna Carta, England’s Parliament had the power to

A
approve or reject the king’s proposals.
B
pass legislation so long as the king approved it.
C
choose a new king if it was dissatisfied with the monarch’s actions.
D
pass legislation even if the king did not like it.

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