In the Middle Ages, One of the Chief Advisers to France's

question 3

Multiple Choice

In the Middle Ages, one of the chief advisers to France's King Charles V, Nicholas Oresme, suggested that which of the following was responsible for bizarre behaviour?

• A)the moon
• B)religion
• C)melancholy
• D)greed

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Definitions:

Earth Flow

A type of mass wasting event where soil and regolith move slowly downslope, often triggered by saturation from rainfall or melting snow.

Creep

The slow, continuous movement of material, such as soil and other weak materials, down a slope.

Prehistoric Slope Failures

Landslides and similar geologic occurrences that took place before recorded history, often detected through sediment analysis.

Hummocky Topography

A type of chaotic landscape characterized by randomly distributed humps and pits, commonly created by a landslide or less commonly by a pyroclastic eruption.