HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Select the answer choice that accurately describes how the plague affected Europe’s population and the cost of labor.
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Although the overall population of Europe was largely unaffected, production declined, and the cost of labor soared.
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One-third of the population of Europe died, but production and the cost of labor remained steady.
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One out of every hundred people died, production declined, and the cost of labor plummeted.
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One-third of the population of Europe died, production declined, and the cost of labor soared.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plague pandemics hit the world in three waves from the 1300s to the 1900s and killed millions of people. The first wave, called the Black Death in Europe, was from 1347 to 1351. The second wave in the 1500s saw the emergence of a new virulent strain of the disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -It killed about 75 million people, including 30-60% of the population in Europe. In Europe, the plague was particularly devastating because the famines and food shortages had resulted in weakened immune systems, making people more susceptible to illness.
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