How did the bubonic plague help weaken the feudal system? help me please?

Answer 1

If you depend on a feudal system and a large portion of the population dies, then it is a serious problem.

Answer 2

A very short answer follows.

The main way in which the feudal system was weakened by the "Black Death", (be it bubonic plague or whatever it was), was the fact that the massive amounts of dead created a severe shortage of workers. The land-owning class, the ones that survived anyway, were forced to pay their workers more. The masses having extra income changed the existing situation where peasants where always on the edge of starvation, totally beholden to whatever noble who's land they happened to be working. This did not end the feudal system to be sure but it was an early, beginning crack...the common worker having more value and power, be it ever so slight.

Answer 3

Feudal system in England:

one king
more Lords, Barons etc
Loads of Knights
Loads and Loads and Loads of serfs/other minions

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Serfs were tied to the land, they 'belonged' to the tenant(often a Knight) to all intents and purposes as they could not leave the land he controlled. They were allowed to live on the land in return for working on the knight's land, who in turn had to provide services to someone higher up the pyramid. When the plague killed so many serfs there weren't enough anymore to farm the land etc so their work became valued and tenants began poaching them off one another with promises of better living standards and even wages - they were no longer tied to the land: feudal system undermined. This is a very simplified account but I think it does the trick :p.

Answer 4

Black plague left Europe in turmoil with 0.5 of its inhabitants lifeless. The plague ushered the Renaissance because of the fact many felt like changing society to adapt and evolve to be arranged for destiny threats like that lower back. After the black plague, the serfs and peasants additionally grew to alter into lots greater significant.

Answer 5

Due to the high death levels - and subsequent low levels of workers - peasants became more adept at bargaining for better conditions. IF a noble REALLY wanted the fort built then he would have to pay top dollar otherwise everyone (labourers) would go elsewhere... in essence it was the beginning of the capitalist labour market mechanisms...

Answer 6

It wiped out one-third of Europe's population, many of whom were landholders and titled people.

Answer 7

most of the people died. no one to rule over, no one to do the ruling