Asked by rem

What directly led to a population decrease in Europe?

invasions
famines
floods
civil unrest

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Famines.

Starvation and malnutrition directly increase deaths and lower birthrates, so famines immediately reduce population. Invasions and civil unrest can also reduce populations, but usually indirectly (through killings, disease, displacement, or by causing famines). Floods tend to cause more localized losses rather than large, sustained population declines across Europe.