A History of Western Society: Printed Page 324
A History of Western Society, Value Edition: Printed Page 310
A History of Western Society, Concise Edition: Printed Page 324
Toward the end of the thirteenth century the expanding European economy began to slow down, and in the first half of the fourteenth century Europe experienced ongoing climate change that led to lower levels of food production, which had dramatic and disastrous ripple effects. Rulers attempted to find solutions but were unable to deal with the economic and social problems that resulted.