7.37 Impact of the Black Death

What caused a shortage of labor, both skilled and unskilled, in many businesses during the Middle Ages?

• B) The deaths of so many farmworkers

• C) The emergence of a class of merchants

• A) The growth of towns

• D) The establishment of banks

What did the feudal lords start to produce as a result of the shortage of farmworkers?

• A) Grain

• C) Meat and wool

• B) Vegetables or fruit

• D) Gold and silver

What did the labor shortage created by the Black Death force Europeans to do?

• A) Be less productive

• C) Decrease trading

• B) Improve the plow

• D) Abandon farming

What led to the growth of towns during the Middle Ages?

• A) The deaths of so many townspeople

• B) The emergence of a class of merchants

• C) The establishment of banks

• D) The decrease in agricultural production

What did the deaths of so many farmworkers result in?

• A) A decrease in agricultural production

• D) An increase in unskilled labor

• B) A shortage of workers

• C) An increase in skilled labor

What did the shortage of labor in many businesses during the Middle Ages lead to?

• C) The emergence of a class of merchants

• D) Workers demanding higher wages

• B) An increase in agricultural production

• A) A decrease in wages

What did the labor shortage force Europeans to do in terms of farming?

• D) Abandon farming

• C) Decrease agricultural production

• B) Raise sheep and vegetables or fruit

• A) Plant and manage farms less efficiently

What led to the emergence of a class of merchants during the Middle Ages?

• B) The establishment of banks

• A) The growth of towns

• C) The shortage of farmworkers

• D) The decrease in agricultural production

What did the establishment of banks during the Middle Ages enable?

• D) Increased commerce

• C) An increase in skilled labor

• B) A decrease in agricultural production

• A) A decrease in wages