Question

English nobles resisted peasant demands such as those described in the passage because agricultural labor in many parts of fourteenth-century Afro-Eurasia had become scarce as a result of which of the following developments?A. The migration of peasants to cities in search of industrial employment.
B. Significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases.
C. The development of wage-based economies with the emergence of capitalism.
D. Widespread famine resulting from rising global temperatures.

Answer 1

Answer:

English nobles resisted peasant demands such as those described in the passage because agricultural labour in many parts of fourteenth-century Afro-Eurasia had become scarce as a result of a significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases. Thus, the correct answer would be Option B.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, it refers to that time of the fourteenth century when the “Black Death” took place. It was defined as a disease that was more dangerous than the bubonic plague. This lead to the elimination of a huge black population who formed the backbone of the Afro-Eurasia market.

This huge population were slaves and a majority of them were used as agricultural labour. Due to this “Black Death,” a mass had reduced and so the English nobles without a choice had to resist peasant demands .

Answer 2

Answer:

(B) Significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases.

Explanation:

During the 14th century, many parts of Europe and Asia were completely ravaged by an epidemic plague called The Black Death. It was a form of bubonic plague caused by rats infected by bacteria.

More than half of the population of Europe was killed due to his plague, which immediately creates a shortage of labor. Shortage of labor, including agricultural ones, immediately meant that the living ones would receive a higher wage, to the consternation of the landowners who pushes for legislation that would return the status quo to how it was prior to the Black Death. This enrages the peasants who worked for them; manifesting in several revolts from May to November 1380.