Write about the crisis of the Fourteenth Century ? 
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Dear Student,

Kindly refer the following points:

The crisis of the 14th century includes a series of events that had impacted Europe and which had major implications on its social structure and economy.

 European expansion slowed down in the 14th century, because of many reasons that brought about the worst crisis in the region:

1. The expansion was largely impacted by change in climatic conditions, Northern Europe witnessed bitterly cold summers that served as a major deterrent.  Frequent storms, floods effected destroyed farms  that  in turn reduced the income of the government in terms of taxes. Unfavourable climatic conditions impacted reduced the agricultural output, effected pasture land , forests. Shortage of pasturage resulted in the decline and death of cattle. 

2. Europe experienced famine ​between 1315 and 1317 , that also reulted in slow expansion.


3. Due to shortage in the output of silver from Austria and Serbia, Europe witnessed shortage of metal money that effected its trade on a large scale.


4. Europe at this time was severely effected by ​bubonic plague, as ships  taht reached Europaen ports carrying goods  also carried rats in them, resulting in the spraed of epidemic, reffered as Black death,   Between 1347 and 1350. ​Europe was massively hit by this daedly infection, with Europe losing almost 20% of its population.
Its city  and trade centres were worst hit, taking huge toll among the elders, young and the infants.

5. All this slowed down Europe's expansion, as its population was badly hit because of economic crisis and plague. There was extreme shortage of labour during that period.


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