Use the following image to answer the next two questions CHINESE SCROLL PAINTINO CIRCA 1200 COMMISSIONED BY KHUBILAI KHAN OF THE
MONGOL YUAN DYNASTY OF CHINA
China: Khubilai
China: Khubilai Khan hunting on horseback (1280). / Pictures from History / Bridgeman Images
49) The establishment of the Mongol Empire directly facilitated which of the following?
a) Increased cultural and technological exchange between the Islamic world and China
b) The development of Mongolian as the primary written language of administration across
most of Eurasia
c) The spread of Persian culture into Central Asia
d) Improved ship designs and navigation techniques for oceanic commerce
50) The inclusion of the caravan in the painting's background could best be used as evidence that
Yuan rulers
a) favored some commercial trading organizations over others
b) portrayed themselves as promoters of commerce
c) shifted the trade in luxury goods from overland to the maritime trade routes
d) restricted trade between nomadic and sedentary societies

The bubonic plague killed 35% to 50% of the european population. the death toll was much higher in urban areas then in rural ones. the disproportion of mortality rates can be attributed to fact that cities were more densely populated then rural areas. england and italy were mostly affected; in some towns, the plague claimed 70-80% of the residents. the high death rates resulted in a large amount of wealth and property being passed from one owner to another as people moved from the country to the and other members of the clergy contracted the plague at a higher rate, because they had more contact with people infected by the disease. because of the high mortality rate, the church was desperately in need of new priests. many young priests were ordained without proper training. these inexperienced clergymen caused many to lose respect for the church. according to the passage, what were the effects of the plague? select all that apply. about 70 percent of europeans died. the plague resulted in people moving to the cities. the plague caused people to lose faith in the church. more people enrolled in universities and became priests. wealth and property changed hands after people died.