WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Farm work was peasant work, whether performed by serfs bound to a particular manor, tenant farmers or wage laborers hired by the year or the season. But the staggering mortality of the Black Death reduced this previously sufficient peasant population sharply enough to create a severe labor shortage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plague increased the power of the common people by killing some of the people making them work harder or become soldiers. If they worked harder, then they would get more appreciation for their jobs. If they were in the army and survived, they would be given a better job in the society.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the ravages of the disease, surviving Europeans lived longer, a new study finds. An analysis of bones in London cemeteries from before and after the plague reveals that people had a lower risk of dying at any age after the first plague outbreak compared with before.

Detailed explanation-4: -Due to the fact that so many had died, there were far fewer people to work the land: peasants were therefore able to demand better conditions and higher wages from their landlords. Many advanced to higher positions in society. Thus the Black Death was ultimately responsible for major shifts in the social structure.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.