political, social and economic impacts from Black Death Flashcards
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The political impact of the Black Death?
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The Black Death caused most government officials and political figures to become infected, and they locked themselves away in their homes until they died. As more government heads succumbed to the plague, instability ruled because the government was helpless and had no strategy to deal with the plague’s results.
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Social impacts of Black Death?
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Population decrease, people abandoned their friends and family, fled cities, and shut themselves off from the world.
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Economic impacts of Black Death?
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- The economy underwent abrupt and extreme inflation. Since it was so difficult (and dangerous) to procure goods through trade and to produce them.
- There were a lot of people sick and unable to work