Sergei Alschen - 500 AP European History Questions to Know by Test Day 

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. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Hundred Years War?

(A) France became more united.

(B) England became more united.

(C) Cannons and firearms became more commonly used in war.

(D) The British Parliament expanded its powers as the monarch needed money for war.

(E) Large numbers of nobles on both sides died.

. Which of the following was a decisive weapon of the Hundred Years War?

(A) crossbow

(B) rifle

(C) trebuchet

(D) longbow

(E) mace

. The Black Death appeared in a Europe that

(A) had already been weakened by local famines

(B) was in the midst of the Renaissance

(C) had been experiencing a time of peace and stability