Discuss the demographic changes that occurred in Europe in the mid-fifteenth century and their economic consequences.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Although the mortality rate was still shockingly high-half of children died before reaching adulthood-the population's wealth increased, because fewer people meant more land and more food for each person, and higher wages, because the supply of labor was lower. The economic stability that followed these changes allowed for birthrates to climb again, as more people were married, the birthrate increased, and the growth of a market economy in the countryside coincided with urban growth and the continuing strength of guilds.
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