Did the black death have a negative or positive impact on europe?

Question: Did the black death have a negative or positive impact on europe!?

in the middle ages!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The positive impact of the plague was that the death of 1/3 of Europe left the survivors in a position of, if not power, then certainly a position of strength!. For the first time, Europe's lowest classes could refuse orders from the upper-most classes, claiming, rightfully, that they were too busy! This led to reforms in the fuedal system that gace common people access to land that they could actually hope to own!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The high number of death has direct and huge consequences on the economy! If too much people die in a time of epidemy, then there is a lack or worker in a society where people are depending from their own agrar productions!. The second consequence concerns the demography: there is a lack of birth following the massive death of people!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

mixed
positive because people realized things had to change !.better living conditions !. better hygiene
negative because of the lives lost
positive because the medical field had to come together and find the cause of the problem and not just the cure to keep it from happening againWww@QuestionHome@Com

Negative!.

Killed thousands and gave them the mean spirit to go around colonizing and enslaving people!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A third of the people died!. What do you think!?Www@QuestionHome@Com