During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, aristocratic families
A) became increasingly weak and unstable.
B) faced few challenges to their social and economic leadership.
C) benefitted more from the aftermath of the Black Death than did common people.
D) successfully resisted wealthy commoners from joining their ranks.
E) lost most of their social and economic status.
Answer: A
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