Question

The end of the feudal systems that defi ned the European Middle Ages was

primarily caused by

(A) the arrival of the Black Death in 1300

(B) the demands of serfs for wages in coinage

(C) the emergence of trade and a middle class of merchants

(D) disruption of traditional trade routes such as the Silk Road

(E) the end of absolute rule by the monarchies in European nations

Answer 1

The end of the feudal systems that defined the European Middle Ages was
primarily caused by "(C) the emergence of trade and a middle class of merchants," since this created more opportunities for people to "break free" from the land-holding system.