Which of the Following Factors Led to Shorter Growing Seasons

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors led to shorter growing seasons (and corresponding lower crop yields) between 500 and 900 CE?

• A) Plague
• B) Conscripted farmers
• C) Climate change

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