How Are Postplague Socioeconomic Relations Between Rich and Poor in Europe

question 22

Multiple Choice

How are postplague socioeconomic relations between rich and poor in Europe best described?

• A)They improved noticeably as Christians sought to make peace with one another to please an angry God.
• B)They got much worse as the positions of landlords deteriorated, and they sought to limit the gains of the peasants.
• C)They deteriorated because a surplus of workers resulted in a dramatic downturn in wages.

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