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The Cause Of The Plague In Medieval Europe

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It is no coincidence that the death of 1163 people can occur in medieval Europe in just three days. These numbers are large, even for a plague. This raises many questions considering how small the location was. The plague’s cause and its target on women is a matter of great concern. Could this be just a coincidence, or could it have been something bigger than just a plague? While no one quite knows for sure, it did have an immensely negative impact on the people of Europe. 1348-1350 Western Europe is believed to have lost a third of their population to the plague. 1630-1631 A Venetian plague left 120,000 people dead from a population of 150,000 . The timelines between these 2 epidemics could have been caused by more than just mere coincidence. The rise of the Genghis khan took some period of time and though not 200 years, may have created the opportunity for an army to conquer the place. October 1630 The Venetian city lost 2100 people of which 1200 died in 3 days . A town cannot lose 50% of its population by mere chance in just a single day. Unless the plague was contained in the proceeding days, it becomes hard to understand these deaths. …show more content…

This looks like an orchestrated attack, well planned and executed. Women are the building blocks of any society and their death is devastating to say the least. Looking at the article, it comes out clearly that the number of women were initially greater than that of men. Killing women would work to minimize armies that a community would have as they would have fewer children even able to take over from their folks. By killing pregnant mothers, the plague reduced the number of children a family would have. This reduced the population of a place significantly such that it becomes easier to be

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