Chapter 10 Essay Questions
Explain how the Hundred Years' War was a turning point in the ways of warfare (3 points).
The Hundred Years' War was a turning point in the ways of warfare by using peasant foot soldiers and not knights. They armed English soldiers with longbows rather than the crossbow; the former weapon of choice and also used cannons.
Identify 5 ways things you'll learned in this chapter apply to the world today (5 points).
-gunpowder is used in most gun-type weapons -work year round -live under rules and laws -we use money economy today -disease spreads in areas of bad sanitation
Identify the economic consequences of the Black Death (4 points).
The economic consequences of the Black Death are trade declination and a rise in the price of labor because of the lack of workers. With less people, the demand food went down, lowering prices. Landlords paid more for labor but their income for rent declined. This freed peasants from serfdom.
Explain how the increase in bartering helped lead to the rise of commercial capitalism (3 points).
The increase in bartering helped lead to the rise of commercial capitalism by people emerging with both skills and products for trade and cities developed trading fleets. Trade fairs were created to increase trade and with that, the demand for gold and silver coins arose resulting in a money economy.
