With Which of the Following Statements About the Late Middle

question 56

Multiple Choice

With which of the following statements about the Late Middle Ages would historians disagree?

• A) Trade diminished and towns declined.
• B) General councils contested papal power.
• C) Peasant violence was not confined to one country.
• D) About one-quarter to one-third of the European population perished in the worst disaster in recorded history caused by natural forces.
• E) Agricultural advances continued to supply enough food.

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