As recorded in history, the Black Death began in the fourteenth century Russia near Crimea (History of the Black Death). The diminishing supply of grains, wheat, barley, and oats was the effect of the disrupted farming and trade patterns caused by war, and adverse weather conditions. Many populations plagued by malnutrition made them more susceptible to the disease. Signs of the Black Plague in Europe first began to appear around the fall of 1347 (The Black Death). Europe seemed to be in a state of growth in agriculture and social structure previous to the inception of this fourteenth century upheaval. The Black Death, in the 14th century, drastically hindered the growth of the world’s population. Yersina pestis is the organism which causes
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”In the 14th century, at least 75 million people on three continents perished due to the painful, highly contagious disease” (Schulz Richard, 2014). The ravaged overcame cities, rural communities, families, and religious institutions. Some villages in Germany left nothing behind. This upsetting population transformation coming into the late middle ages rooted immense changes in European society and way of life. Succeeding centuries of a rise in population, the population of the world experienced a disastrous decrease and would not restore for more than one hundred years later (Schulz Richard, …show more content…
The barrier between the High Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages is clearly distinguished due to the Black Death. It also made possible the Renaissance and proto-modern world by breaking up the old customs. In other words, the Black Death contributed to the trauma that liberated the new. Almost immediately after the plague began to slow down, the excess employment pool of university graduated was drained to zero (Cantor, 2001). The Black Death accelerated the demise of slaves, which therefore contributed to the climb of a thriving age of peasants. “As in all primarily rural societies during times of economic upheaval, there was a flocking of “misdoers” to London from the countryside” (Cantor,
”In the 14th century, at least 75 million people on three continents perished due to the painful, highly contagious disease” (Schulz Richard, 2014). The ravaged overcame cities, rural communities, families, and religious institutions. Some villages in Germany left nothing behind. This upsetting population transformation coming into the late middle ages rooted immense changes in European society and way of life. Succeeding centuries of a rise in population, the population of the world experienced a disastrous decrease and would not restore for more than one hundred years later (Schulz Richard, …show more content…
The barrier between the High Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages is clearly distinguished due to the Black Death. It also made possible the Renaissance and proto-modern world by breaking up the old customs. In other words, the Black Death contributed to the trauma that liberated the new. Almost immediately after the plague began to slow down, the excess employment pool of university graduated was drained to zero (Cantor, 2001). The Black Death accelerated the demise of slaves, which therefore contributed to the climb of a thriving age of peasants. “As in all primarily rural societies during times of economic upheaval, there was a flocking of “misdoers” to London from the countryside” (Cantor,