Question
How did the Black Death affect the economy of Western Europe?
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Responses
National governments raised taxes to set up hospitals for the sick.
National governments raised taxes to set up hospitals for the sick.
Food prices increased as crop production decreased.
Food prices increased as crop production decreased.
The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.
The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.
Towns and trade centers grew as people fled the countryside.
Choose all answers that are correct.
Responses
National governments raised taxes to set up hospitals for the sick.
National governments raised taxes to set up hospitals for the sick.
Food prices increased as crop production decreased.
Food prices increased as crop production decreased.
The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.
The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.
Towns and trade centers grew as people fled the countryside.
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The correct answers regarding how the Black Death affected the economy of Western Europe are:
1. **Food prices increased as crop production decreased.**
2. **The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.**
3. **Towns and trade centers grew as people fled the countryside.**
The first option about national governments raising taxes to set up hospitals for the sick doesn't accurately reflect the primary economic impacts as a direct consequence of the Black Death. While there may have been some efforts to provide care and manage the crisis, the more direct effects on the economy were related to labor shortages, shifts in population, and changes in prices.
1. **Food prices increased as crop production decreased.**
2. **The shortage of workers forced wages to rise.**
3. **Towns and trade centers grew as people fled the countryside.**
The first option about national governments raising taxes to set up hospitals for the sick doesn't accurately reflect the primary economic impacts as a direct consequence of the Black Death. While there may have been some efforts to provide care and manage the crisis, the more direct effects on the economy were related to labor shortages, shifts in population, and changes in prices.
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