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The immediate effect of the Black Death was a massive and widespread social breakdown almost all over Europe. But in the next few generations (from the 1360's on) it became clear that the reduced European population now had a land glut (there had been a general land shortage from about 1100 - 1320), so that serfs (feudal peasants) could not only grow surplus food (which they could sell for money) but could even bargain with the lords to receive payment for their labour.
(When there is a land shortage, the peasant cannot afford to go on strike - he would starve. When there is a land glut, the peasant can withhold his labour as a means of demanding higher wages or better working conditions).
Certainly from the 1380's there is a notable increase in social mobility and a new interest in learning in most European countries. This in turn leads to the mass social unrest (the peasant revolts and civil wars) of the fifteenth century - and eventually to the Renaissance proper.
But that was a long hard road.
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Did the black death affect Poland?
No.
How did the black death affect the churchs?
The churches were affected by black death because they smelled weird.c:
Where in Europe did the Black Death Affect?
The Black Plague or Death affected all of Europe in 1347 to 1351.
How did the black death affect norwich?
The black death appeared in Norwich in 1349, 1362 and 1369. It caused the death of over a quarter of the population.
Who did the black death mostly affect serfs or nobles?
nobles
Is deaths colors black or white?
depending on your culture and where you are it could be either, such as in America the color of death/mourning is black but in China the color of death/mourning is white
How did the black death affect servants in Europe?
Black Death forced them to revolt. This lead to major social and economical changes.
How do people deal with the black death today?
black death affect our lives by killing us..... the plague
How did the bubonic plague or black death affect women?
It affected everybody
When did the Black Death affect the catholic church?
In the mid 1300's.
Did the black death affect any other mammals?
no but rats did carry it
How did the black death affect people in wiltshire England?
Many of them died.
