2. Which statement accurately reflects an effect of the temperature pattern shown in the graph?
(A) The Little Ice Age caused shortages of food and reduced the
amount of agricultural surplus available for trade.
(B) One result of the Little Ice Age was that Vikings from Scandinavia
began raiding coasts along England and France.
(C) As climates in Spain cooled, Ferdinand and Isabella financed the
voyages of Christopher Columbus in search of land for cash crops.
(D) As a result of the pollution from the growth of industry in Western
Europe, temperatures began to rise as the ozone became depleted.
3. A historian would most likely use the chart to research which of the

(A) The Little Ice Age caused shortages of food and reduced the  amount of agricultural surplus available for trade.

Explanation:

The Little Ice Age lasted from the thirteenth century to the early nineteenth century, and it consisted of a period of generally colder temperatures compared with the previous period: the Medieval Warm Period.

The Little Ice Age made life more difficult for Europeans, specially in Northern Europe. For example, it caused the Norse colonies in Greenland to died out, and the people of Iceland almost died out as well, suffering from frequent famines and poverty. In Britain, for example, a few vines could be cultivated in the Southern half of the island, but this ended once the Little Ice Age started.