WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Political changes in England, the Bubonic Plague, and the Hundred Years’ War contributed to which major change in medieval Europe?
A
The increased power of the Catholic Church
B
The introduction of a new royal court system
C
Widespread conversions to Protestantism
D
The decline of feudalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Impact of the Hundred Years’ War The Hundred Years’ War contributed to the decline of feudalism by helping to shift power from feudal lords to monarchs and to common people. During the struggle, monarchs on both sides had collected taxes and raised large professional armies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Feudalism in Europe declined due to the growth of polite culture, the rise of a centralised monarchy, the introduction of firearms, and the rise of nationalism and bureaucracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did political changes in England weaken feudalism? Nobles lost power to the king or common people. What was one human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague?

Detailed explanation-4: -The foreign rulers were made to leave the country in 1947. In the 1960s, land reform and abolition of privy purses ended feudalism. The time is now up for rent-seeking civil servants, politicians and businessmen.

Detailed explanation-5: -Agricultural production decreased due to climate change. Famine. Plague and Black Death. Crusades. Kings monopoly of gunpowder. Peasant Revolts. Emergence of Nation-State.

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