Practice question · Multiple choice
How did the Black Death reorganize western European society?
Hints
- A third to a half of the population died. What happened to the price of labour?
- Fewer workers, same land.
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B. Labour scarcity strengthened peasants and helped break serfdom
Why
Kill half the workers and the survivors can name a price, which they did, over furious legislative resistance. A pathogen with no interest in politics did more for peasant bargaining power than any revolt of the era.
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