Why Is the Mid-Fourteenth Century Regarded as an Era of Crisis

question 43

Multiple Choice

Why is the mid-fourteenth century regarded as an era of crisis in the West?

• A) Europe was threatened by renewed invasions from the Magyars, Saracens, and Vikings.
• B) Global warming led to devastating droughts and the introduction of tropical diseases.
• C) Ottoman invasions threatened to topple the pope from his throne in Rome.
• D) Europe was ravaged by devastating outbreaks of the plague as well as by destructive wars.

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