1. What caused the economic decline at the beginning of the thirteenth century?
- The beginning of the thirteenth century was a turning point for the worst. A few components that started a famine would eventually turn into the Black Plaque. There was an overpopulation and little soil left to grow crops needed for survival. People began eating anything they could get their hands on, like rats. Adults may have not been a part of the biggest death rates, but they were not really producing anymore children. Also, there was a decline in trade. Banks were crashing, defaults on loans were occurring, and people were running out of any, and all money. This decline caused trade, population, and growth to suffer.
2. How did the Black Death affect trade and the urban economy?
- The Black Death not only killed thousands, but affected trade and the economy. The wealth of the overall citizens began to decrease. Trade also began to decrease. People lost faith in the Pope, causing the church to lose money. Some positive elements came from the Black Death though. …show more content…
Throughout the town, trade began to decline. With the lack of people, there was more of an ability to become wealthy. As wealth widened, an increase for more expensive products came about. People started to want more expensive clothing, leather, and other items that may not have been available to them before the Black Death. Towns had become smaller, but the people had become wealthier. In the town and the country, social classes also changed. Peasants now had more restrictions on who they could marry, where they could live, and even what they could do in the forest. A lot of land was taken from peasants, and even the simple commoner began to sell some of their land to investors. Rights had been taken from the peasants, people who were once poor were becoming wealthy, and the social classes have now taken a
- The beginning of the thirteenth century was a turning point for the worst. A few components that started a famine would eventually turn into the Black Plaque. There was an overpopulation and little soil left to grow crops needed for survival. People began eating anything they could get their hands on, like rats. Adults may have not been a part of the biggest death rates, but they were not really producing anymore children. Also, there was a decline in trade. Banks were crashing, defaults on loans were occurring, and people were running out of any, and all money. This decline caused trade, population, and growth to suffer.
2. How did the Black Death affect trade and the urban economy?
- The Black Death not only killed thousands, but affected trade and the economy. The wealth of the overall citizens began to decrease. Trade also began to decrease. People lost faith in the Pope, causing the church to lose money. Some positive elements came from the Black Death though. …show more content…
Throughout the town, trade began to decline. With the lack of people, there was more of an ability to become wealthy. As wealth widened, an increase for more expensive products came about. People started to want more expensive clothing, leather, and other items that may not have been available to them before the Black Death. Towns had become smaller, but the people had become wealthier. In the town and the country, social classes also changed. Peasants now had more restrictions on who they could marry, where they could live, and even what they could do in the forest. A lot of land was taken from peasants, and even the simple commoner began to sell some of their land to investors. Rights had been taken from the peasants, people who were once poor were becoming wealthy, and the social classes have now taken a