Question 1

As a result of the climatic changes during the early fourteenth century,

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Question 2

Compare the moral and social effects of the plague on European and Muslim societies.

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Question 3

The building of the statues on Easter Island

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The statues on Easter Island were not small and required significant effort to build. They are believed to have represented ancestors or important figures, not necessarily gods. The building of these statues was actually quite common on the island and likely contributed to deforestation and soil erosion, which may have hastened the collapse of the island's culture. Therefore, option D is the best choice.

Question 4

Explain the process of climate change and its consequences on agriculture and habitation in Europe and Eurasia in the fourteenth century.

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Question 5

From 1318 on, the Japanese Emperor Godaigo

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From 1318 on, Emperor Godaigo attempted to take the power that the shoguns exercised in the emperor's name through a series of political maneuvers and rebellions, ultimately leading to the Kemmu Restoration in 1333. He did not introduce Zen Buddhism to Japan or continue the fight against the Mongols. While he sought stability, his methods involved challenging the traditional power structure rather than accommodating it.

Question 6

In the Mongol Empire, the plague had the effect of

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The plague had a devastating effect on the Mongol Empire, causing significant declines in population and trade, which ultimately led to the decline and ultimate collapse of the empire. Therefore, the expansion of the empire was impacted and eventually halted due to the plague.

Question 7

What sorts of evidence tell us about climate change in past times? How does using such evidence complicate the traditional job of the historian as an interpreter of texts?

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Question 8

As a result of his stay in Cairo, Mansa Musa caused

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Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca, which included a stop in Cairo, is famous for the vast amounts of gold he spent and distributed along the way. This influx of gold into the local economy caused the value of gold to plummet, affecting the economy for years.

Question 9

The most important buildings in the city of Chan Chan were the

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Question 10

What is the most likely identification of the "plague" that devastated Eurasia in the fourteenth century? Explain the nature of the available evidence and how that evidence was used to reach the most convincing conclusion.

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Question 11

One area that became increasingly affluent and prosperous during the fourteenth century was

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Question 12

What moral, social, and political effects did the plague have on fourteenth-century China?

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Question 13

Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because of the influx of refugee monks and because

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Zen Buddhism appealed to the samurai class in Japan because its principles of discipline, simplicity, and directness mirrored the values of the warriors.

Question 14

King Hayan Wuruk was referred to by his subjects as

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King Hayan Wuruk was a Hindu ruler of the Majapahit Empire in Java, Indonesia. He was regarded as a Shiva incarnate by his subjects, who believed that he was blessed by the god with divine powers and wisdom. There is no evidence that he was referred to as a follower of Muhammad or Christ's blessed.

Question 15

Discuss some of the difficulties inherent in the identification of diseases that occurred in the past.

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Question 16

After the settlement of New Zealand by Polynesians, people

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After settling in New Zealand, the Polynesian ancestors of the Māori developed agriculture, notably the cultivation of kumara (sweet potato), and engaged in increasingly complex and fortified village structures, indicative of more organized and violent warfare over time.

Question 17

In the early thirteenth century, the legendary King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of

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King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of Mali in the early thirteenth century.

Question 18

What were the main vectors for the spread of the plague? What do these pathways tell us about the nature of the disease(s) known as the plague?

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Question 19

The lives of Japanese women of aristocratic rank during the fourteenth century

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Question 20

Compare and contrast the effects of fourteenth century climate change in Europe and the Americas.

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Quiz 14: The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century