Question

What led to a sharp decline in the commission of public works in Europe during the fourteenth century?

A. The protestant reformation
B. The fall of the holy Roman empire
C. The conquest of a Iberia by Islamic forces
D.Labor shortages caused by the black death

Answer 1

D: Labor shortages caused by the black death (plague)

Answer 2

Labor Shortages caused by the Black death.

Black Death

The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.

The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina.

Black Death affected social and economical sector of Europe the most. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.

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