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☆☆☆☆☆The Black Death was dependent on its carriers, fleas and rats, both of which it killed. When the supply of fleas and rats became too small, humans and other mammals came next. It was carried by trade from one area to another. Estimates differ, but most historians believe that the Black Death killed half the population.
The church's corruption.
The church's attempt to raise money by selling indulgences
Answer There were few periods in the long history of the Catholic Church when corruption was more openly present than during the Renaissance period. The sale of indulgences was becoming a prime source of personal income for popes, cardinals and bishops, as were the sale of ecclesiastical offices and the imposition of many corrupt fees and charges.
In 1514, Albrecht of Brandenburg had been raised to the archdiocese of Mainz, but since he intended not to surrender his previous diocese of Magdeburg, and was also under the canonical age to be a bishop, the pope was able to insist on a considerable fee. He agreed in return that 50 per cent of the monies raised from the preaching of the indulgence in Albrecht's two dioceses could be set against this sum. This shoddy deal, made more offensive by the vigour and lack of sophistication with which the indulgence was preached around Magdeburg by the Dominican friar Tetzel, spurred Luther to action.
Also during a visit to Rome, Luther was bothered by the luxurious living, the loose morals, and the lack of interest in spiritual things among the monks they visited. The city, which he had regarded as holy, was a sink of iniquity; its very priests were openly infidel, and scoffed at the services they performed; the papal courtiers were men of the most shameless lives.
More Europeans were literate because of several things:
- Improving economies
- A growing interest in religious works
- An interest in record keeping
Which led most directly to the decline of the Latin language
The Inquisition was a group if institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church, whose aim was to combat heresy. It started in 12th century France and spread to other European countries resulting in the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. Minor religions were more numerous in these countries
An Internet search of the question found a possible answer could be that once the plague ended, it never returned to Europe.
Without seeing the multiple choices that were offered in the test, you could answer with almost anything.
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C. Respect for the Mongols
