Question

back, this bent atlas of the medieval world who now struck terror through the seigneurial lordly class? snub - nosed and rough in belted tunic and long hose, he can be seen in carved stone medallions and illuminated pages representing the twelve months, sowing from a canvas seed bag around his neck, scything hay bare - legged in summers heat in loose blouse and straw hat, trampling grapes in a wooden vat, shearing sheep held between his knees, herding swine in the forest, trampling through the snow in hood and sheepskin mantle with a load of firewood on his back, warming himself before a fire in a low hut in february. alongside him in the fields the peasant woman binds sheaves wearing a skirt caught up at the belt to free her legs and a cloth head - covering instead of a hat. (...) originally he owed, in addition to agriculture, every kind of labor service needed on an estate—repair of roads, bridges, and moats, supply of firewood, care of stables and kennels, blacksmithing, laundering, spinning, weaving, and other crafts for the castle. by the 14th century much of this was done by hired hands and the castles needs were supplied by purchase from towns and peddlers, leaving a large part of the peasantry on a rent - paying basis with a certain number of days work owed on the lords fields.* from barbara tuchmans a distant mirror what is one explanation for a transition to hired labor by the 14th century? choose 1 answer: the peasants diverse set of skills meant he wasnt an expert in any of them, leaving lords to be dissatisfied with the work and turning to more specialized labor as populations recovered from wars, famines, and plagues, the cost of labor came down; lords could derive rent from their tenants and pay a low price for hired help. peddlers in towns visited the estates in hopes of stealing jobs away from the peasants, a feat they managed successfully peasants were so exhausted from working so many jobs and so many hours that the lords could no longer rely on them

Explanation:

As populations recovered from wars, famines, and plagues, labor supply increased, reducing labor costs. Lords could then collect rent from peasants and afford to hire labor at a lower price, which led to the transition to hired - labor by the 14th century.

Answer:

B. As populations recovered from wars, famines, and plagues, the cost of labor came down; lords could derive rent from their tenants and pay a low price for hired help.