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1.) Parliament abolished hereditary titles in the upper house in an effort to democratize government.
 
        
             
        
        
        
<span>The main cause was that there was an increase in the demand for silk during this time period. With the increase in trade and the heightened interest in products containing silk, it required more workshops dedicated to the production of silk and silken garments.</span>
        
             
        
        
        
<span>The correct answers are 1)C The medieval era was the age of feudalism, a system that was already declining after the Black Death, but was rapidly being removed after this War (leading to the supremacy of royalty and more "democratic" tendencies); 2)A The Medieval Age was focused on the Church's/Pope's huge and unquestioned influence (on par with the kings' power at the time); answers b. and. c. are almost senseless regarding the quesiton itself, D. led the way to Protestantism and other religious branches, but it was the self-awareness that people acquired, that mainly led to the end of Medieval Era.</span>