Question

The Black Death contributed to the growth of the arts by

decimating the population, leaving the survivors wealthier

giving artists a universal subject to depict

strengthening the control of the Church

forcing people to spend more time indoors, where they could work on art

Answer 1

I really need help with this

Answer 2

I think it's the first but I'm not sure....

Answer 3

I'd probably pick the second option, giving artists a universal subject to depict, over the others. The Black Death tore through every social class that there was -- rich, poor, religious, atheist, intellectual, uneducated -- resulting in a massive impact on literature and art in the years to follow.

The reasons I'd pick that one over the others was that it didn't necessarily make the survivors wealthier. Rich and poor were affected, but the destruction of so many workers also left many estates without the means to harvest their fields or build whatever was needed resulting in a scramble for whoever was left.

It also didn't strengthen the hold of the Church -- it helped the slow erosion of its authority in the centuries to follow when it seemed helpless to do anything to stop it. Also, it didn't necessarily keep people indoors so that they could work on art. Often, the reason they'd stay indoors was to avoid the plague thinking that would help, not necessarily work on art or anything else. Just basic survival, though they still had little understanding of just how the plague spread.

Answer 4

Oh thanks i already got the question wrong lol

Answer 5

Decimating the population, leaving the survivors wealthier.