Describe the long-term consequences of the Black Plague in the social, economic, and intellectual development of Western civilization.

The Black Plague killed about one third of the European population in the 1300s. The result was an improvement in the conditions for most European peasants who survived, as there was more land available and the population decline resulted in worker shortages that improved wages. As people had more land to raise crops and cattle—and had more food, including beef and butter, available to them—their standard of living and health conditions improved. The long-term result...

The Black Plague killed about one third of the European population in the 1300s. The result was an improvement in the conditions for most European peasants who survived, as there was more land available and the population decline resulted in worker shortages that improved wages. As people had more land to raise crops and cattle—and had more food, including beef and butter, available to them—their standard of living and health conditions improved. The long-term result was the eventual disintegration of feudalism, as lords could no longer keep peasants tied to their lands. 

The plague also resulted in the need for new types of technology to make up for missing workers. In addition, the study of anatomy and medicine improved in the wake of the plague. The plague also resulted in the religious persecution of groups such as the Jews and the Romani. There were waves of anti-Semitic attacks following the plague, as people sought to scapegoat Jews for having caused the plague.