Question 1

What was the most effective remedy against the plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  Armenian clay 
B)  abstaining from certain foods 
C)  quarantine 
D)  snake venom 
A)  Armenian clay 
B)  abstaining from certain foods 
C)  quarantine 
D)  snake venom

Question 2

King Hayan Wuruk was referred to by his subjects as

Accepted Answer

A)  Shiva incarnate. 
B)  Muhammad's follower. 
C)  Christ's blessed. 
D)  both a and b 
A)  Shiva incarnate. 
B)  Muhammad's follower. 
C)  Christ's blessed. 
D)  both a and b

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a popular religious reaction to the plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  to turn to magical spells and charms 
B)  to become more religious than before 
C)  to deny that God exists 
D)  to see the plague as a test of faith 
A)  to turn to magical spells and charms 
B)  to become more religious than before 
C)  to deny that God exists 
D)  to see the plague as a test of faith

Question 4

How were India and Southeast Asia affected by the plague?

Accepted Answer

The plague had a significant impact on b

Question 5

As a result of his stay in Cairo, Mansa Musa caused

Accepted Answer

A)  the city to revolt from its ruler. 
B)  West African cuisine to be introduced into Egypt. 
C)  the price of gold to plummet. 
D)  his slaves to be freed there, if they became Muslim. 
A)  the city to revolt from its ruler. 
B)  West African cuisine to be introduced into Egypt. 
C)  the price of gold to plummet. 
D)  his slaves to be freed there, if they became Muslim.

Question 6

How was Japan affected by the plague?

Accepted Answer

Japan experienced several outbreaks of p

Question 7

After the settlement of New Zealand by Polynesians, people

Accepted Answer

A)  gradually developed agriculture and increasingly violent warfare. 
B)  continued to practice a primarily hunting and gathering lifestyle until the arrival of Europeans. 
C)  focused most of their activity on gathering food from the sea. 
D)  relied primarily on the pasturage of animals for their food. 
A)  gradually developed agriculture and increasingly violent warfare. 
B)  continued to practice a primarily hunting and gathering lifestyle until the arrival of Europeans. 
C)  focused most of their activity on gathering food from the sea. 
D)  relied primarily on the pasturage of animals for their food.

Question 8

During the most intense phases of global cooling in the fourteenth century, average temperatures fell by as much as

Accepted Answer

A)  ten degrees. 
B)  seven or eight degrees. 
C)  five or six degrees. 
D)  two or three degrees. 
A)  ten degrees. 
B)  seven or eight degrees. 
C)  five or six degrees. 
D)  two or three degrees.

Question 9

The Great Drowning of 1362 affected

Accepted Answer

A)  Holland. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  northeast England. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Holland. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  northeast England. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

How did Pope Clement VI view the role of Jews in the advent of the plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made no official statement, but tried privately to protect Jewish communities. 
B)  He saw them as innocent and excommunicated anyone who harmed them. 
C)  He warned that anti-Jewish riots might lead to popular revolts. 
D)  He blamed them and rewarded anyone for harming them. 
A)  He made no official statement, but tried privately to protect Jewish communities. 
B)  He saw them as innocent and excommunicated anyone who harmed them. 
C)  He warned that anti-Jewish riots might lead to popular revolts. 
D)  He blamed them and rewarded anyone for harming them.

Question 11

What sorts of evidence tell us about climate change in past times? How does using such evidence complicate the traditional job of the historian as an interpreter of texts?

Accepted Answer

There are several types of evidence that

What was the most effective remedy against the plague?

King Hayan Wuruk was referred to by his subjects as

Which of the following was NOT a popular religious reaction to the plague?

How were India and Southeast Asia affected by the plague?

As a result of his stay in Cairo, Mansa Musa caused

How was Japan affected by the plague?

After the settlement of New Zealand by Polynesians, people

During the most intense phases of global cooling in the fourteenth century, average temperatures fell by as much as

The Great Drowning of 1362 affected

How did Pope Clement VI view the role of Jews in the advent of the plague?

What sorts of evidence tell us about climate change in past times? How does using such evidence complicate the traditional job of the historian as an interpreter of texts?

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

What was the most effective remedy against the plague?

King Hayan Wuruk was referred to by his subjects as

Which of the following was NOT a popular religious reaction to the plague?

How were India and Southeast Asia affected by the plague?

As a result of his stay in Cairo, Mansa Musa caused

How was Japan affected by the plague?

After the settlement of New Zealand by Polynesians, people

During the most intense phases of global cooling in the fourteenth century, average temperatures fell by as much as

The Great Drowning of 1362 affected

How did Pope Clement VI view the role of Jews in the advent of the plague?

What sorts of evidence tell us about climate change in past times? How does using such evidence complicate the traditional job of the historian as an interpreter of texts?

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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

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

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Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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