What Was the Main Cause of the Early Fourteenth Century

question 42

Multiple Choice

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

• A)a blight that struck the wheat crop
• B)a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture
• C)droughts throughout most of Europe
• D)a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains
• E)urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions.

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