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Why did Feudalism end?
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- Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labour, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 14th centuriesFeudalism was based on the division of land by the king to nobles and vassals in return for their military service under the Feudal Levy The land was the main source of the economy and was dependent on the peasants who worked on the land The reasons for the decline of Feudalism during the Medieval period of the Middle Ages included: The Crusades and travel during the Middle Ages opened new trade options to England England started to move from land-based economy to a money-based economy The Black Death - this reduced the population of England by one third Labour became a valuable commodity The Peasants Revolt - Peasants realized their worth and demanded changes Charters were granted but ignored by nobles More trade saw the growth of more towns Peasants moved away from the country into towns they were eventually allowed to buy their freedom The land was rented and the rights of lords over labor decreased Armed men were paid a wage and Medieval warfare was financed by taxes and loans Nobles became weaker - the Kings took back their lands and power A centralized government was established
- 1. Which of the following contributed to the failure of prohibition?
Options- A. it was not imposed strictly on immigrants
- B. many americans didnt consider drinking to be a crime
- C. it adversely affected american productivity
- D. organized crime controlled illegal alcohol production Discuss
- 2. In Which three languages is the Rosetta Stone written? Discuss
- 3. In the ancient world all of France and Belgium and parts of Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany made up one political entity. Which one? Discuss
- 4. 'Babeuf's Conspiracy' , an important event in the history socialism, was associated with which of the following countries?
Options- A. Gemany
- B. France
- C. Italy
- D. England Discuss
- 5. Who among the following, played an important role in the struggle for italian independence and unification?
Options- A. Bismarck
- B. Giuseppe Mazzini
- C. Giuseppe Garibaldi
- D. Both (b) and (c) Discuss
- 6. Who wrote the first history book?
Options- A. Herodotus
- B. Euclid
- C. Julius Caesar
- D. Aristotle Discuss
- 7. The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?
Options- A. Republic Steel Company
- B. Jay Cooke & Company
- C. Standard Oil Company
- D. Century Building Society Discuss
- 8. Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?
Options- A. Movies
- B. Literature
- C. Science
- D. Music Discuss
- 9. France joined the Triple Entente because
Options- A. it needed protection from Germany
- B. its leaders wanted to take over land in the Balkans
- C. its leaders wanted to protect French colonies in Africa
- D. it had a long history of friendship with Great Britain Discuss
- 10. How did social darwinism affect European Imperialism? Discuss
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Correct Answer: organized crime controlled illegal alcohol production
Explanation:
Crime connected with illegal alcohol production and sale became a major issue so that even many people who had originally supported Prohibition decided that it needed to be repealed.
Correct Answer: Greek, demotic Egyptian and hieroglyphics
Correct Answer: Gaul
Correct Answer: France
Explanation:
The wide gap between the aims of the French Revolution(equality in economic, social and political life) and the actual conditions in France after revolution created serious discontent among the people. It led to an attempt to overthrow the existing government in France with a view to building a society based on socialist ideas. This attempt, known as Babeuf's conspiracy, is an important event in the history of socialism.
The conspiracy,as the name indicates, was the work of Noel Babeuf. He was born in 1760 and has participated in the French Revolution . He organised a secret society called the 'Society of the Equals'.
Correct Answer: Both (b) and (c)
Explanation:
The struggle for Italian independence and unification was organised by the two famous revolutionaries of Italy Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi. The movement led by them is known as the 'Young Italy' movement. It aimed at the independence and unification of Italy and the establishment of republic there.
Correct Answer: Herodotus
Explanation:
Herodotus, a Greek author written the first history book in 5th century B.C.
Correct Answer: Jay Cooke & Company
Explanation:
Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.
Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.
Correct Answer: Literature
Explanation:
Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.
"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".
Correct Answer: it needed protection from Germany
Explanation:
France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany.
France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties.
It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.
Correct Answer: Social Darwinism was a prominent intellectual theory that was used to justify European Imperialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries Social Darwinism held that those made better or worse by industrialization were based on the natural predisposition of the people effected For those who were made better off, the success of those people demonstrated that they had a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures, which were those "chosen" by the fact that they were performing poorly Imperialism may encompass a broad range of meanings, including the foreign occupation of one nation by another; one society's control of the internal politics of another; and, especially, foreign extraction of a less powerful nation's natural resources and/or exploitation of its indigenous human resources All in all, according to the Social Darwinist, Imperialism was the natural expansion and success of a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures
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