Question 1

In the Mongol Empire, the plague had the effect of

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A)  providing the opportunity to expand their lands. 
B)  slowing the rise of the Ottoman state. 
C)  having virtually no effect. 
D)  ending the expansion of the empire. 
A)  providing the opportunity to expand their lands. 
B)  slowing the rise of the Ottoman state. 
C)  having virtually no effect. 
D)  ending the expansion of the empire. D

Question 2

The Hohokam civilization

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A)  emerged at the end of the fourteenth century. 
B)  disappeared by about 1400. 
C)  found ways to combat drought and famine and survived. 
D)  migrated south and supplanted the Aztec empire. 
A)  emerged at the end of the fourteenth century. 
B)  disappeared by about 1400. 
C)  found ways to combat drought and famine and survived. 
D)  migrated south and supplanted the Aztec empire. B

Question 3

The devastation of the plague could also unleash new creative forces where it hit. Did freedom from the plague have corresponding costs?
In Perspective

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not answered

Question 4

Why did parts of some societies feel the need to "scapegoat" groups such as the Jews in the fourteenth century, while others did not? In what other ways did cultural responses to the plague vary?

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The scapegoating of certain groups, such

Question 5

One of the consequences of cooling conditions in the fourteenth century was

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A)  contraction of Mongol influence due to drought and famine. 
B)  expansion of the Mongols into areas newly weakened by drought and famine. 
C)  extensive intermarriage between Mongols and the people of eastern China. 
D)  migration of famine-stricken Mongols into eastern China. 
A)  contraction of Mongol influence due to drought and famine. 
B)  expansion of the Mongols into areas newly weakened by drought and famine. 
C)  extensive intermarriage between Mongols and the people of eastern China. 
D)  migration of famine-stricken Mongols into eastern China.

Question 6

What moral, social, and political effects did the plague have on fourteenth-century China?

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The plague, also known as the Black Deat

Question 7

What major effects did the climatic changes of the early fourteenth century have on the history of Eurasia?

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The major effects of the climatic change

Question 8

In what battle did the Mongols unintentionally use a form of biological warfare in order to win?

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A)  Kaffa in 1346 
B)  Ain Jalut in 1359 
C)  Vienna in 1341 
D)  Cairo in 1347 
A)  Kaffa in 1346 
B)  Ain Jalut in 1359 
C)  Vienna in 1341 
D)  Cairo in 1347

Question 9

In the early thirteenth century, the legendary King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of

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A)  Berundi. 
B)  Java. 
C)  Mali. 
D)  Persia. 
A)  Berundi. 
B)  Java. 
C)  Mali. 
D)  Persia.

Question 10

Who were the "winners" and "losers" in the plague years (other than the immediate survivors and victims)?

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The "winners" in the plague years were t

Question 11

In what way (or ways) did peasants in Western Europe benefit from the plague?

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A)  creation of a "free" peasantry 
B)  payment of rent for services 
C)  growth of lease holding 
D)  all of the above 
A)  creation of a "free" peasantry 
B)  payment of rent for services 
C)  growth of lease holding 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

The most important buildings in the city of Chan Chan were the

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A)  kings' tombs. 
B)  warehouses. 
C)  palaces. 
D)  temples. 
A)  kings' tombs. 
B)  warehouses. 
C)  palaces. 
D)  temples.

Question 13

Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because of the influx of refugee monks and because

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A)  warriors saw Zen as sharing their values. 
B)  they often stayed with merchants who financed them. 
C)  they became dominant in the imperial court. 
D)  of their association with China, which was also popular. 
A)  warriors saw Zen as sharing their values. 
B)  they often stayed with merchants who financed them. 
C)  they became dominant in the imperial court. 
D)  of their association with China, which was also popular.

Question 14

Discuss some of the difficulties inherent in the identification of diseases that occurred in the past.

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Identifying diseases that occurred in th

Question 15

Which of the following key resources for trade came from Southeast Asia?

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A)  cotton, timber, and mace 
B)  nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon 
C)  cloves, oranges, and pepper 
D)  cinnamon, potatoes, and timber 
A)  cotton, timber, and mace 
B)  nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon 
C)  cloves, oranges, and pepper 
D)  cinnamon, potatoes, and timber

Question 16

Discuss how religious and political leaders sought to explain and respond to natural disasters such as the Black Death. Consider and compare social and political effects on Christian Europe, the Islamic world, and China.

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During the time of the Black Death, reli

Question 17

During the height of the plague in Europe, the disease broke out during

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A)  summer only. 
B)  fall only. 
C)  spring only. 
D)  at any time of the year. 
A)  summer only. 
B)  fall only. 
C)  spring only. 
D)  at any time of the year.

Question 18

What were the main vectors for the spread of the plague? What do these pathways tell us about the nature of the disease(s) known as the plague?

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The main vectors for the spread of the p

Question 19

Explain the process of climate change and its consequences on agriculture and habitation in Europe and Eurasia in the fourteenth century.

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In the fourteenth century, Europe and Eu

Question 20

From 1318 on, the Japanese Emperor Godaigo

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A)  sought to maintain stability by maintaining his traditional position and accommodating the warrior class. 
B)  became famous for his introduction of Zen Buddhism into Japan. 
C)  continued the fight against the Mongols. 
D)  attempted to take the power that the shoguns exercised in the emperor's name. 
A)  sought to maintain stability by maintaining his traditional position and accommodating the warrior class. 
B)  became famous for his introduction of Zen Buddhism into Japan. 
C)  continued the fight against the Mongols. 
D)  attempted to take the power that the shoguns exercised in the emperor's name.

In the Mongol Empire, the plague had the effect of

The Hohokam civilization

The devastation of the plague could also unleash new creative forces where it hit. Did freedom from the plague have corresponding costs? In Perspective

Why did parts of some societies feel the need to "scapegoat" groups such as the Jews in the fourteenth century, while others did not? In what other ways did cultural responses to the plague vary?

One of the consequences of cooling conditions in the fourteenth century was

What moral, social, and political effects did the plague have on fourteenth-century China?

What major effects did the climatic changes of the early fourteenth century have on the history of Eurasia?

In what battle did the Mongols unintentionally use a form of biological warfare in order to win?

In the early thirteenth century, the legendary King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of

Who were the "winners" and "losers" in the plague years (other than the immediate survivors and victims)?

In what way (or ways) did peasants in Western Europe benefit from the plague?

The most important buildings in the city of Chan Chan were the

Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because of the influx of refugee monks and because

Discuss some of the difficulties inherent in the identification of diseases that occurred in the past.

Which of the following key resources for trade came from Southeast Asia?

Discuss how religious and political leaders sought to explain and respond to natural disasters such as the Black Death. Consider and compare social and political effects on Christian Europe, the Islamic world, and China.

During the height of the plague in Europe, the disease broke out during

What were the main vectors for the spread of the plague? What do these pathways tell us about the nature of the disease(s) known as the plague?

Explain the process of climate change and its consequences on agriculture and habitation in Europe and Eurasia in the fourteenth century.

From 1318 on, the Japanese Emperor Godaigo

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Exam 14: The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

In the Mongol Empire, the plague had the effect of

The Hohokam civilization

The devastation of the plague could also unleash new creative forces where it hit. Did freedom from the plague have corresponding costs? In Perspective

Why did parts of some societies feel the need to "scapegoat" groups such as the Jews in the fourteenth century, while others did not? In what other ways did cultural responses to the plague vary?

One of the consequences of cooling conditions in the fourteenth century was

What moral, social, and political effects did the plague have on fourteenth-century China?

What major effects did the climatic changes of the early fourteenth century have on the history of Eurasia?

In what battle did the Mongols unintentionally use a form of biological warfare in order to win?

In the early thirteenth century, the legendary King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of

Who were the "winners" and "losers" in the plague years (other than the immediate survivors and victims)?

In what way (or ways) did peasants in Western Europe benefit from the plague?

The most important buildings in the city of Chan Chan were the

Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because of the influx of refugee monks and because

Discuss some of the difficulties inherent in the identification of diseases that occurred in the past.

Which of the following key resources for trade came from Southeast Asia?

Discuss how religious and political leaders sought to explain and respond to natural disasters such as the Black Death. Consider and compare social and political effects on Christian Europe, the Islamic world, and China.

During the height of the plague in Europe, the disease broke out during

What were the main vectors for the spread of the plague? What do these pathways tell us about the nature of the disease(s) known as the plague?

Explain the process of climate change and its consequences on agriculture and habitation in Europe and Eurasia in the fourteenth century.

From 1318 on, the Japanese Emperor Godaigo

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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