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AP World History: Modern › Demographic and Environmental History

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1

Name the large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Eastern Roman, Byzantine, and, finally, the Ottoman empire.

Constantinople

Athens

Anatolia

Troy

Rome

Explanation

First known as Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople, after the emperor when he moved the Roam capitol there.

2

Name the large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Eastern Roman, Byzantine, and, finally, the Ottoman empire.

Constantinople

Athens

Anatolia

Troy

Rome

Explanation

First known as Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople, after the emperor when he moved the Roam capitol there.

3

Name the large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Eastern Roman, Byzantine, and, finally, the Ottoman empire.

Constantinople

Athens

Anatolia

Troy

Rome

Explanation

First known as Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople, after the emperor when he moved the Roam capitol there.

4

Who were the Moors?

Muslims who lived in Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages

Scottish people who lived in the lowlands

A European barbaric tribe that was among the tribes that crossed the Rubicon and sacked Rome

A Western Asian tribe that migrated into Europe fleeing the advance of the Huns

Explanation

The Moors were North African Muslims who had conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the 800s. Religious conflict with the Christian powers of Europe led to frequent conflicts, with their loss of regional power in 1492 with the fall of Grenada, and the full elimination of Muslims from Spain in 1609.

5

Who were the Moors?

Muslims who lived in Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages

Scottish people who lived in the lowlands

A European barbaric tribe that was among the tribes that crossed the Rubicon and sacked Rome

A Western Asian tribe that migrated into Europe fleeing the advance of the Huns

Explanation

The Moors were North African Muslims who had conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the 800s. Religious conflict with the Christian powers of Europe led to frequent conflicts, with their loss of regional power in 1492 with the fall of Grenada, and the full elimination of Muslims from Spain in 1609.

6

Who were the Moors?

Muslims who lived in Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages

Scottish people who lived in the lowlands

A European barbaric tribe that was among the tribes that crossed the Rubicon and sacked Rome

A Western Asian tribe that migrated into Europe fleeing the advance of the Huns

Explanation

The Moors were North African Muslims who had conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the 800s. Religious conflict with the Christian powers of Europe led to frequent conflicts, with their loss of regional power in 1492 with the fall of Grenada, and the full elimination of Muslims from Spain in 1609.

7

Approximately what percentage of Europe’s population died as a result of the Bubonic plague in the fourteenth century?

thirty-three percent

five percent

fifteen percent

twenty-five percent

seventy-five percent

Explanation

The Bubonic plague of the fourteenth century, also called the Black Death, led to the deaths of approximately thirty-three percent of the population of Europe. As you might expect this led to a myriad of social, political, religious, and economic issues. One of the more surprising consequences of the plague was the rising power of workers in European society. The plague led to a shortage of labor in Europe, particularly in Western Europe, which allowed those who survived to demand higher wages and improved working conditions.

8

Approximately what percentage of Europe’s population died as a result of the Bubonic plague in the fourteenth century?

thirty-three percent

five percent

fifteen percent

twenty-five percent

seventy-five percent

Explanation

The Bubonic plague of the fourteenth century, also called the Black Death, led to the deaths of approximately thirty-three percent of the population of Europe. As you might expect this led to a myriad of social, political, religious, and economic issues. One of the more surprising consequences of the plague was the rising power of workers in European society. The plague led to a shortage of labor in Europe, particularly in Western Europe, which allowed those who survived to demand higher wages and improved working conditions.

9

Approximately what percentage of Europe’s population died as a result of the Bubonic plague in the fourteenth century?

thirty-three percent

five percent

fifteen percent

twenty-five percent

seventy-five percent

Explanation

The Bubonic plague of the fourteenth century, also called the Black Death, led to the deaths of approximately thirty-three percent of the population of Europe. As you might expect this led to a myriad of social, political, religious, and economic issues. One of the more surprising consequences of the plague was the rising power of workers in European society. The plague led to a shortage of labor in Europe, particularly in Western Europe, which allowed those who survived to demand higher wages and improved working conditions.

10

What happened to the global population in the century after the arrival of Europeans in the Americas?

It rose significantly as new crops were exchanged between continents

It rose slightly primarily due to the wealth and raw resources being shipped to Europe and Asia

It remained static, as warfare and disease negated the impact of natural population growth

It declined slightly, due to the enslavement and forced genocide of the native population of the Americas and Africa

It declined dramatically, due to the transfer of infections diseases between previously isolated populations

Explanation

Although the arrival of Europeans led to widespread death and destruction in the Americas, the global population still rose significantly in this time period. This was caused by the exchange of native crops between the Old World and the New World. Crops like potatoes and corn, which were native to the Americas, could be used to sustain the population in unexpected parts of the world -like Ireland or Eastern Europe.

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