When people started to protect themselves by practicing quarantines, the Black Death finally ended after a long time of suffering and sadness. The Black Death occurred in the 14th century and lasted approximately 3 years in Europe. More than 50 million people got infected ,that is near ⅔ of China's population in those times. These disease cause shocking impacts not just in society, religion, and economy.
The Black Death invaded Europe when 12 ships arrived at Sicilian port of Messina, coming from the Black Sea. Some people were already dead and others were in really bad conditions. Before the Black Death arrived to Europe they had heard about the Great Pestilence that has come from India, China,Persia,Syria and Egypt. Europeans werent really …show more content…
Some people thought that God was punish them for their actions. People who believed in that, started to practice something that was called Flallelants, who consisted in whipping themselves until blood came out. Other people simply believed that they needed to have faith in God to continue alive. Priests insisted to pray for sanity and saints, visiting the Church constantly. In fact good Priest would visit you and even pray for you, in comparation other Priest would just run out of you as long as they were not infected.
During the Black Death there was a great impact in society, including many changes that cure during this shocking time. People started living life as it was the last day, drinking and partying all day with family and friends. Losing them at every hour every day, without solutions just fear without remedy inside. ”The plague had an important effect on the relationship between the lords who owned much of the land in Europe and the peasants who worked for the lords. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.”(Wages and the Black Death,
The Black Death invaded Europe when 12 ships arrived at Sicilian port of Messina, coming from the Black Sea. Some people were already dead and others were in really bad conditions. Before the Black Death arrived to Europe they had heard about the Great Pestilence that has come from India, China,Persia,Syria and Egypt. Europeans werent really …show more content…
Some people thought that God was punish them for their actions. People who believed in that, started to practice something that was called Flallelants, who consisted in whipping themselves until blood came out. Other people simply believed that they needed to have faith in God to continue alive. Priests insisted to pray for sanity and saints, visiting the Church constantly. In fact good Priest would visit you and even pray for you, in comparation other Priest would just run out of you as long as they were not infected.
During the Black Death there was a great impact in society, including many changes that cure during this shocking time. People started living life as it was the last day, drinking and partying all day with family and friends. Losing them at every hour every day, without solutions just fear without remedy inside. ”The plague had an important effect on the relationship between the lords who owned much of the land in Europe and the peasants who worked for the lords. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.”(Wages and the Black Death,