Black Death
What will be an ideal response?
Epidemic of bubonic plague that killed one-third to one-half of the people of Europe between 1347 and 1351
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How would one BEST characterize Columbus's search for gold in Hispaniola?
A) a mostly successful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives B) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives C) a mostly successful effort using volunteers from the Tainos natives D) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the free labor of the Tainos bartered for Spanish goods such as swords
Which is false about the benefits Europeans received from the transatlantic encounter?
a. the flow of gold and silver to Europe stimulated trade, commerce, and industry b. the encounter accelerated the rise in influence of the merchant-capitalist class c. more gold and silver inflated the prices of farm goods, which strengthened the feudal system d. national rulers became stronger
Joseph Welch was such an effective antagonist of Joseph McCarthy because
a) he appeared to represent common sense and humanity in the face of wild anticommunist allegations. b) he simply did not believe that communism posed a threat to the United States. c) he had the advantage, which McCarthy lacked, of training as a lawyer. d) the nation as a whole had already turned against the senator at the time of the Army-McCarthy trials. e) he was able to shut down McCarthy by shouting out "Point of Order!" to disrupt McCarthy's attacks.
What far-reaching event happened to Rome in 410AD?
A) Defeat at the Battle of Adrianople B) Christianity is made the official religion C) The Capital is moved to Constantinople D) Alaric sacks the city, the first time a foreign army had occupied Rome in 800 years E) Vandals besieged the provinces