There has been many plagues throughout history but not one earning the name the black death in the thirteenth century. The bubonic plague was a deadly disease that decimated Europe’s population and infrastructure during the mid fourteenth to early fifteenth century, but while it had a positive effect on the economy at the same time religion was at a decline.
The bubonic plague is an ancient disease that is derived from a bacteria called yersinia pestis that infects rodents and then transmitted to humans from biting of fleas. The disease causes swelling in parts of the body and buboes form. Buboes are the swelling of lymph nodes, ranging from the size of limes to the size grapefruits looking like big blisters; they appeared on people's groin area, armpit, and neck and were a common sign of the plague (Plague). Once the disease was in the host body for a period of time it would cause fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, and death in a matter of days.
During the mid to late fourteenth century the plague was prominent being seen in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The disease can be traced back to to Constantinople in 541, cause of the Justinian Plague killing millions. All these areas …show more content…
The death of so many allowed for the serfs or peasants to climb the social ladder and get better paying jobs. The price of products dropped as the demand decreased as with the population. Serfs could ask for better pay, as farmers were in short supply. Peasants had the upper hand , though afterwards the government intervened and restricted the movements of peasants and locked their income. This action by the government caused the peasants to rebel in 1381, eventually winning and gain the power to farm their own land or paying a lower price to their landlord. Land availability increase after the plague allowing peasants to earn a life for
The bubonic plague is an ancient disease that is derived from a bacteria called yersinia pestis that infects rodents and then transmitted to humans from biting of fleas. The disease causes swelling in parts of the body and buboes form. Buboes are the swelling of lymph nodes, ranging from the size of limes to the size grapefruits looking like big blisters; they appeared on people's groin area, armpit, and neck and were a common sign of the plague (Plague). Once the disease was in the host body for a period of time it would cause fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, and death in a matter of days.
During the mid to late fourteenth century the plague was prominent being seen in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The disease can be traced back to to Constantinople in 541, cause of the Justinian Plague killing millions. All these areas …show more content…
The death of so many allowed for the serfs or peasants to climb the social ladder and get better paying jobs. The price of products dropped as the demand decreased as with the population. Serfs could ask for better pay, as farmers were in short supply. Peasants had the upper hand , though afterwards the government intervened and restricted the movements of peasants and locked their income. This action by the government caused the peasants to rebel in 1381, eventually winning and gain the power to farm their own land or paying a lower price to their landlord. Land availability increase after the plague allowing peasants to earn a life for