What were the social and economic consequences of the Black Death? Which groups in medieval society benefited most from the altered social and economic landscape?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Disappearance of whole communities
2. Reduction in labor force that created demand for workers
3. Peasant uprising following attempts to limit wages and opportunities
4. Weakening of traditional rural nobility
5. The decline of traditional powers and demand for labor benefitting workers and townspeople
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President Wilson's first secretary of state, William Jennings Bryan, believed that:
a. national interest was the most important guiding principle in diplomacy b. the United States must cement a close relationship with Britain at all costs c. the Monroe Doctrine prohibited U.S. participation in the war d. the United States should serve as the world's moral inspiration
The leaders of Sumerian city-states
A) benefited their subjects but were also oppressive. B) spared their subjects hardship by using foreign slave labor. C) had little effect on the state of the physical environment. D) provided few benefits or services to their subjects. E) were aware of the responsibilities and duties of power.
The region of modern Pakistan which gave birth to the earliest known civilization in the Indian subcontinent is centered on which river?
a. Oxus. b. Ganges. c. Indus. d. Nile.
For what primary reason is the population of the European Union continuing to grow?
A. low infant mortality B. immigration C. longer lives D. natural growth