INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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Question
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Feudalism remained unchanged
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Feudalism was made stronger
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Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
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Feudalism ended because all peasants died
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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 Black Death was the largest demographic shock in European history, killing approximately 40% of the region’s population between 1347 and 1352. Some regions and cities were spared, but others were severely hit: England, France, Italy and Spain lost between 50% and 60% of their populations in two years.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the aftermath of the plague, the richest 10% of the population lost their grip on between 15% and 20% of overall wealth. This decline in inequality was long-lasting, as the richest 10% did not reach again the pre-Black Death level of control on overall wealth before the second half of the seventeenth century.
Detailed explanation-4: -Peasants fled from their manors to escape the plague. This caused the destruction of the feudal and manorialism system as no one provided labour for the farms.