Question

Which of the following was one reason for the breakdown of the feudal order after the Black Death spread through Europe?

Answer 1

The correct answer is (B.) Lord's could not hire enough people to work their land.

When the Black Death swept over Europe, it wiped out almost a third of Europe's population. This dismantled Feudal system since the Lord's could not hire enough people to work their land. The Serfs were free to leave the lands of their lords to seek higher wages with the vast labor shortages.

Serfs’ hard work was relied on by the Lords' and the Barons hence people were willing to pay them to stay and continue slaving for them. However, the serfs class was hit hardest by the black death plague, the foundation on which feudalism relied upon was weakened then broken.