Question 1
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the decline of the landed nobility?
A. famines due to climate change and agricultural failures
B. population loss from the great plague
C. changing military tactics
D. the overuse of tournaments to settle disputes
E. alliances between kings and wealthy towns
Question 2
Tournaments came to be viewed as problematic for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ________.
A. even mock battles could be deadly
B. fierce competition often ended in bitter feelings
C. regional rivalries encouraged disunity
D. the church considered them examples of pagan revelry
E. participants became too skilled at battle
Question 3
Jethro Wood and John Deere contributed to efficiency in farming during the market revolution by improving the __________.
A) freight wagon
B) tractor
C) thresher
D) plow
Question 4
All of the following are true concerning the care of children in the Middle Ages EXCEPT ________.
A. some children had toys
B. infanticide was practiced by the Germanic tribes
C. parents were fond of their surviving children
D. children never went to school
E. girls were victims of infanticide more frequently than boys
Question 5
From which of the following professions were women NOT excluded?
A. law
B. medicine
C. scholarship
D. baker
E. None of these answers is correct.
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