The Plague in Europe, 1347-1350
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What type of crops did peasants start growing more of due to a labor shortage?

  • Apples, olives, grapes, or vegetables (correct)
  • Barley and rye
  • Corn and rice
  • Soybeans and peanuts
  • How did peasants increase their purchasing power?

  • By receiving higher wages (correct)
  • By working more hours
  • By reducing their expenses
  • By growing fewer crops
  • Why did lords give renters longer and longer leases?

  • To make more money from their land (correct)
  • To reduce the peasants' income
  • To encourage peasants to work harder
  • To increase the control over peasants' lives
  • What contributed to the end of feudalism over the next two hundred years?

    <p>Peasants owning their own land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one way in which lords lost control over the lives of peasants?

    <p>Peasants owning their own land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one consequence of the labor shortage among peasants?

    <p>Peasants demanded higher wages to work on the land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the increased wages of peasants affect their ability to afford land?

    <p>Peasants could now afford to rent land from the lords</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one reason for lords giving longer and longer leases to peasants?

    <p>To maintain control over the lives of peasants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant outcome of peasants becoming richer due to higher wages?

    <p>Peasants eventually became landowners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the process of peasants owning their own land contribute to the end of feudalism?

    <p>Lords could no longer control peasants who owned their own land</p> Signup and view all the answers

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