The Black Death was known as the “Great Mortality.” It happened in between the years of 1347 and 1350. The amount of lives lost during this pandemic suddenly stopped the economic expansion that spread throughout Europe and Islam (Smith et al. 478). The Black Death resulted in an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia. The black death not only affected the population it also affected the way the economy was set up. It affected trade and the all the ways that goods get from place to place.
The black death pandemic not only struck the higher classes, but it hit those who poor as well. Although the death rates were beyond belief, the cause of this pandemic still remains a mystery. According to an eyewitness, Giovanni Boccaccio a Florentine
The black death pandemic not only struck the higher classes, but it hit those who poor as well. Although the death rates were beyond belief, the cause of this pandemic still remains a mystery. According to an eyewitness, Giovanni Boccaccio a Florentine