Lives from the Medieval period were greatly affected by many events. Out of the many events that shaped that period the Black Death, The War of Roses, and the Great Famine of 1315 were the ones the greatly effected Europe. One of the biggest medieval disasters was the Bubonic Plague aka the Black Death.the "Black Death" or the Great Plague, originated in China in 1334 and spread along the great trade routes to Constantinople and then to Europe, where it claimed an estimated 60% of the European population (Benedictow, 2008). Entire towns were wiped out.…
Labor was nearly extinct. A lack of architects, masons, and artisans left cathedrals and castles unfinished for centuries. Governments floundered in attempts to create order out of chaos. Shock flooded Europe ("The Effects of The Black Death on the Economic and Social Life of Europe."). People would see their neighbors healthy one day, and dead the next.…
The book The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350 is a strong compilation of texts of the plague times. The documents John Aberth collected pieced together a narrative with several views. The section ‘The Artistic Response’ was the most interesting to me, and I was excited to find one of the prompts based on it. I believe that the most important plague-centric themes in the art of medieval society were the Dance of Death and worms. In my essay below, I hope to explain how these themes benefitted medieval society.…
Therefore, within the course of a few years the Black Death was able to conquer Europe in almost all its…
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.…
So the Black Plague had many affects upon Europe’s population. According to an article Depopulation, Rebellion and Social Progress, about one third of the population died, the farm space went unused, farm animals dying and the labor of Europe going down. The Plague made Europe weak and dead for two years. They starved because the Plague was destroying the farmlands and farm animals. The farms couldn’t sustain because the Plague was killing the laborers.…
Alchin, Linda. " The Black Death & Bubonic Plague during the Elizabethan Era. " Bubonic Plague. Siteseen Ltd, June 2015.…
The Black Death in Europe caused social, political and cultural chaos. This disease…
This event took place during the 14th century, the 14th century is known as the times of 1301 through 1400, everything in between. During this mass event, as much as one third or even two thirds of Europe's population was killed, or roughly 25 million people, fortunately for medicine in today's century, nothing like that…
Least amount of deaths happened in Scotland (Doc G). Through 1000 and 1500 more and more deaths were happening (Doc G). By 1500, 81 million people had died, which was a pretty long term effect to Europe (Doc G). Since most people died from the plague, there wasn't really anything left in Europe.…
Medieval Europe never fully returned to normal state even after the big outbreaks ended. Everyone that had survived was scared and in hope that the outbreak wouldn’t reoccur. About twenty five million people had died between the years of 1347 and 1352. Houses were abandoned and left alone. And the cost of everything went up.…
The Bubonic Plague was arguably the most devastating epidemic of the mid-fourteenth century, sweeping across Europe and wiping out one-third of the population. This epidemic was detrimental to schools, businesses, and families all across Europe. This also transformed into a time when God became ever present in the lives of those struck with fear of this mysterious, pestilent affliction. Surprisingly enough, even though the majority of people had procured this spiritual-mindedness, there were still some who would go to great lengths to protect themselves. Schools’ attendance was greatly affected by the Black Plague.…
The black death also known as the bubonic plague was a bacterial infection called Yersinia Pestis. It was transmitted by fleas that were on rats . ( You got it from the bite of an infected flea or rodent). Since there were lots of trading going around, the rats got on the boats infected the sailors and when the ship stopped the rats hoped of and went into the town. The towns were packed together and had extremely poor hygiene and filthy streets.…
The middle Ages were characterized by different ideas of major cultures. Whether the ideals of the army of France and the army of Europe were disconnected in the 100 Years War, or between science and religion during massive amounts of death, like the plague, there was a severe distinction between the two. The two ideals in both situations could not have been more different, and cause a large difference in how the people reacted to these two events. The end of the middle ages is characterized by the distinction of separate ideas between similar entities. The Black Plague ravaged Europe, killing close to a third of its population in its wrath.…
The Black Death The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was the most devastating pandemic in human history. The disease is thought to have originated in China, where during the 14th century it killed half of the population, while in Europe it killed a third of the population. In fact, it took Europe 150 years to recover from such a high mortality (Wein p1). The cause of the disease is a bacillus, Yesinia pestis, which infects the rodent’s bloodstream, and after death, passes on to its next target, either rodent or human. There are two types of the illnesses, bubonic and pneumonic.…