The Plague

During the 14th century, around 75 to 200 million people died because of the disease known as the Black Plague. These numbers show that around a third of Europe’s population was completely wiped out. Many terrible changes occurred including the rich and the poor going against each other, blaming one another for causing this horrific disease. The Black Plague was the worst epidemic that has ever been recorded in the world’s history because of the disease’s ability to spread rapidly, the terrible…

Giovanni Boccaccio’s passage The Plague in Florence: From the Decameron is an insightful exert on the Black Death. Giovanni Boccaccio declares his assumptions, interests, and ideals on what started the plague and the cause of new forms of behavior from the people. This selection is just his introduction to his many tales an insightful introduction it is. Giovanni Boccaccio assumes that there is no hope after getting sick from the Black Death. He assumes this also because he assumes that the…

Central Asia, spread East through the Silk Road and reached city of Caffa. Mongols who were victims to the plague threw dead bodies over the walls of Caffa, which began the spread of disease in Europe. Although its peak was between 1347 and 1351, the Black Death lasted for over a century, hitting different regions in Europe and around the world at different periods of time. The Black Death, or the plague, resulted in the death of almost half…

The Black Plague resulted the death of an estimated 25 to 60 percent of Europeans. The Black Death spread through Western Europe between 1348 and 1349. It was called the plague because it killed more people than anything before. The Black Death led to many changes one of them being that farmland was not used which reduced the output of food. Another change was that the demand for labor rose. The Black Plague spread through Europe from 1347 to 1351. It was called a plague because it killed…

had done to this country and the types of medicine they had. This all happened during the 1350s all across Europe. In the 1300’s Europe had discovered one of the worst diseases ever in the world. This disease is called The Black Plague or The Black Death. This plague has been the worse one in history. It had spread all throughout Europe and other parts of the world. Before all this happened the population had just became to start increasing. In this country people are suffering from hunger…

have started somewhere in Asia, the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, was a devastating pandemic that struck Europe, Asia and the Middle East in 1347-50 causing an estimated 25 million deaths in Europe alone. Historical records attribute the Black Death to an outbreak of bubonic plague, an epidemic of the bacterium Yersinia pestis spread by fleas, assisted by animals such as the black rat. The result of the plague in Western Europe was not just a huge decline in population; it also…

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…

The Black Death plague was by far the most devastating pandemic in the history of humanity. The plague ravaged Europe to a death toll of 75 to 200 million people from 1346 until 1353. The Black Death even struck a few Middle Eastern countries as well. The population of Europe was decreased by 30-60%, reducing the world’s total population drastically. Repercussions of the Black plagues destruction lead to many cultural effects felt through out the world, but none as drastic as Europe. Art,…

Intro - There are many ways the Black Plague affected Europe. Dead body’s stacking up outside your home was normal. I will tell you about the horrifying things the Black Death did to people, and how the plague got to Europe. Then I will tell you about some of the insane ways they tried to treat the Black Death. How did this misery end? Keep reading to find out. Paragraph 1 - What was the Black Death? The Black Plague was one of the worst catastrophes in history. It destroyed a higher…

8 million people died in France, from the Bubonic plague? The Bubonic plague has deadly symptoms. The plague spread throughout Europe. The plague started in 1347. The bubonic plague is very devestating. In document 1 it states the the plague spread by rodents and fleas. The plague also spread by trade routes. This plague kept spreading and spreading killing multiple people. The Bubonic plague started approximately around 1347. The plague took 2 years to spread. In document 2 it talks…