What led to a sharp decline in the commission of public works in Europe during the fourteenth century? A. The protestant reformation
B. The fall of the holy Roman empire
C. The conquest of a Iberia by Islamic forces
D. Labor shortages caused by the black death

Labor Shortages caused by the Black death.

The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.

The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina.

Black Death affected social and economical sector of Europe the most. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.

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1.the population change is near or at replacement level.

4. the birth and death rates are balanced.

6. sweden is most likely a developed country.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.