1. Which of the following was not a consequence of the Black Death in China?
There was an increase in trade.
The population plummeted.
Villagers stopped producing luxury items.
There was a breakdown in communication.
2. What did the Medici family contribute that helped the economic recovery of post-plague Europe?
the wool trade
a unionized merchant league
the printing press
a modern banking system
3. Which conquered group did Kublai Khan attempt to make peace with in order to maintain rule?
the Russians
the Chinese
the Persians
the Muslims
4. Which of the following was not advised by Muslim physicians to ward off or treat the plague?
Apply egg yolks to sores.
Draw blood.
Pray for God’s mercy.
Avoid fresh air.
5. The majority of the Mongol population was ___________________________.
Christian
Buddhist
shamanist
Muslim
6. All but one of the following strategies can account for the Mongols’ military success
dried food supplies.
the keeping of extra horses.
spies dressed as merchants.
well-trained foot soldiers.
7. Once Genghis Khan conquered Persia, whom did he order killed?
aristocrats
doctors
craftsmen
priests
8. Which of the following countries saw an uprising against their political system when taxes were raised to create revenue during the Black Death?
England
China
Spain
Italy
9. Which of the following was not one of the solutions to high labor costs in light of the labor shortage caused by the plague?
technological advances
wage legislation
conversion of pastureland to farmland
conversion of farmland to vineyards
10. Who ultimately caused the fall of the Ilkhanate dynasty?
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Ghazan Khan
Kublai Khan