INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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They weakened the central governments of European nations.
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They led to a shift in power from feudal lords to common people and monarchs.
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They led to an increase in trade with countries in Asia.
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They encouraged the development of capitalism in European nations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Black Death brought about a decline in feudalism. The significant drop in population because of massive numbers of deaths caused a labor shortage that helped end serfdom. Towns and cities grew. The decline of the guild system and an expansion in manufacturing changed Europe’s economy and society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Impact of the Hundred Years’ War The Hundred Years’ War contributed to the decline of feudalism by helping to shift power from feudal lords to monarchs and to common people. During the struggle, monarchs on both sides had collected taxes and raised large professional armies.
Detailed explanation-3: -A deadly epidemic claimed millions of lives. So many people died in the epidemic that the structure of the economy changed. Claims to thrones in France and England led to wars in those lands. The wars would result in changes in the governments of both France and England.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war laid waste to much of France and caused enormous suffering; it virtually destroyed the feudal nobility and thereby brought about a new social order. By ending England’s status as a power on the continent, it led the English to expand their reach and power at sea.