The Unprecedented Devastation Caused by the Thirty Years' War Was

question 34

Multiple Choice

The unprecedented devastation caused by the Thirty Years' War was due to

• A)new weapons of mass destruction.
• B)earthquakes and hurricanes as well as fighting.
• C)new military tactics as well as siege warfare.
• D)decisions of the princes to exterminate the peasants.
• E)mercenary troops who put their own personal advancement ahead of loyalty to their princes.

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Definitions:

Denature

The process by which a protein's structure is altered, losing its biological function, typically due to factors like changes in pH, temperature, or exposure to chemicals.

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, reflecting how well the body is functioning.

Fever

A temporary increase in body temperature, often due to an infection.

Carbonic Acid

A weak acid formed from the dissolution of carbon dioxide in water, playing an important role in the buffering of blood pH.