The Black Death/ Great Plague
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- Created on: 02-01-18 15:37
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- The Black Death
- Impacts
- Religious
- Peasants who survived believed God had protected them and took the opportunity to demand higher wages
- Opinions of the Catholic Church changed. Some churchmen were criticised for cowardice when fleeing their village
- Lost a number of experienced clergy
- Political
- Economic
- Fields were usually unploughed as the peasants who farmed became victims
- Lords who lost their workers changed to sheep farming as it required less workers
- Change reduced food supply of basic foods such as bread
- Price of food went up as there was less of it. Created more difficulties for the poor
- Change reduced food supply of basic foods such as bread
- Lords who lost their workers changed to sheep farming as it required less workers
- Fields were usually unploughed as the peasants who farmed became victims
- Religious
- Impacts
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