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Noble, Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment, 4e
Thomas F. X. Noble, University of Virginia Barry S. Strauss, Cornell University Duane J. Osheim, University of Virginia Kristen B. Neuschel, Duke University William B. Cohen, Indiana University David D. Roberts, University of Georgia Rachel G. Fuchs, Arizona State University
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Chapter 11:
Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300 - 1500
Review Questions
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What caused the Great Schism? What consequences did it have for the reputation
of the Catholic Church?
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What led to the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War? How did the war shape
the development of English and French government and society?
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What factors led to the rise of city-states in Italy? How would you explain
the comparatively urban nature of Italian society in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries?
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What conditions made the rapid spread of the plague possible? How did Europeans
respond to the devastation it caused?
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What were the most important innovations in trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries? What role did trade play in Europe's economy?
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Why did Ferdinand and Isabella order the conversion or expulsion of Spain's Jews? What were the economic and social costs of their order?
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