The Influence Of The Black Death In Europe

The Black Death caused millions to die, but the Black Death also led Europe to the Renaissance. The Black Death caused an economic boom, it changed Europe’s views on religion and increased Europe’s interest in the arts. Lower-class citizens benefited from the Black Death. It opened up people’s eyes about religion. Then, it spread creativity in Europe. Everyone was suddenly interested in art. The Black Death changed Europe in a profound way.

The worst pandemic in human history took place between the 14th and the 19th century. However it would peak between the years of 1348 to 1350 It caused over 25 million deaths and reduced 1/3 of Europe’s population. It was even known to wipe out entire cities and even kill so many people that there was no one to even bury the bodies. This pandemic was known as the Black Plague. This plague was a huge part of history that would lead to the changes of religion, culture, economics, and politics. The black plague is known for causing a huge impact on Europe however that’s not where the disease originated from. (Haensch)

Significant events cause society to change in many ways and the Black Death was no exception. The Black Death raged through Europe from 1347 to 1351 killing over 25 million people, almost 50% of the population at the time . The Black Death influenced European society in numerous ways, which have changed the future we currently live in. The Black Death led to medical advancements, weakening in the power of the church and the refining of the feudal system. The Black Death was a time of death and destruction however changes happening at the time benefitted society and led to an age of happiness and prosperity.

The black death arrived in Europe in October of 1347. It was brought by twelve Genoese trading ships that docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a lengthy expedition through the Black Sea. The people that were gathered on the docks to meet the twelve ships were greeted with a terrifying surprise: the majority of the sailors that were on they ship were dead, and the ones that were still alive were somberly ill. They had fevers, were unable to hold down food, and were delirious from pain. They were covered with big black boils that oozed pus and blood. The illness was named the “Black Death” because of the black boils.

Diseases have always been a threat to humans, all throughout history. One of the most destructive disease outbreaks in history was the plague outbreak which peaked in 1346 to 1353, in Europe, commonly known as the Black Death. This plague outbreak was extremely deadly and killed 30-60% of the European population at the time of the outbreak. The outbreak is commonly believed to have been caused by the bubonic plague, but modern evidence suggests that the Black Death was caused by pneumonic plague, a much more contagious and deadly infection.

Analyze the influence of the Black Plague on the economic activity in Europe from 1350-1400.

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a particularly dreadful time in Europe. The fourteenth century was so bad it is regularly referred to as the calamitous century. During this timeframe the Hundred Years War between France and England occurred. Additionally, there were major upheavals in the power and structure of the Catholic Church. Finally, the Black Death wiped out an estimated one-third of the population of Western Europe. This Black Death or Bubonic Plague was the primary cause of the massive economic and social changes in Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The sheer number of deaths attributed to the plague led to a series of other unfortunate events such as famine and war that compounded the problems and led to the calamity. The Black Death was so well known that it shaped basically all vestiges of art and literature from this timeframe.

The Black Death changed Europe (and the entire world) in ways we can still observe today from a historical, societal, cultural, and medical standpoint. The Black Death was a very deadly outbreak of plague.

The black plague was a disaster because an amount of 25 million people had died. It was a tragedy because way back then they didn't have medicines or treatments for it. In just a few months over 60% of France's population died from the plague, and possibly the same amount of people in Siena. The Black Death was an Epidemic of bubonic plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that circulated among wild rodents where they live in a great number and density. The plague among humans arises when rodents such as black rats come into contact with human habitations become infected. The rats normally like to live close to people, which is the reason why it makes it as dangerous. They can contaminate anything and everything which caused the break out of people's death, they were brought to Europe and Spain from the boats and ships that loaded the docs.

The condition that Europe was in before the Black Death struck was ultimately one of the main reasons for the disease’s quick spreading. One bad condition that helped to make the Black Death even more deadly was the population boom of Europe in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (Kagan et al. 292). Another pre-existing condition that hurt the health of Europe was the multiple famines that would come to be known at the Great Famine (Kagan et al. 292). The last cause of the Black Death being able to spread so rapidly was the economic depression that occurred shortly before the plague began. With all of these conditions combined, many Europeans citizens were weakened so much that the Black Death easily killed many of them and in some cases,

Death and disease were not an uncommon factor of life in the middle ages, but epidemics of this time were not as big of an issue compared to Black Death. It broke out in central Asia to create the biggest pandemic the world has ever seen. The Black Death had killed millions by the time it finally degenerated from earth. Europe may have lost a third of its people, China most likely half of its population. Besides death, the disease brought fear, panic and often a complete breakdown of society. Although the Black Death had killed millions of people, the Black Death brought about new and unusual ways of practicing medicine.

The Black Death, according to Joseph P Byrne, was “a deadly epidemic that spread across Asia and Europe beginning in mid 1300’s.” It did not take long for the plague to make a big impact on the world. “By the spring of 1348, the Black Death, also known as Black Plague, spread to france, The Alberium Peninsula, and England, following trade routes and hitting big cities first before spreading to the countryside,” states Gail Cengage. In the 19th century, Europe was devastatingly hit with this epidemic that affected them greatly then and now. The Black Death in Europe affected 19th centuries economics, population, and literature. Its effect on Europe is an interesting topic that shaped history and our lives today. This topic is widely covered as Molly Edmonds writes her findings from other sources. These sources will be used to describe the effect the Black Death had on Europe.

The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350 (Herzog, 2000). During this short period, according to Herzog (2000), 25 million people (which were about one third of Europe's population at the time) were killed. In another article, Herlihy (1997), however, claimed that two thirds of Europe’s population were killed. Nevertheless, it is ascertained that thousands of people died each week and dead bodies littered the streets. Once a family member had contracted the disease, the entire household was doomed to die. Parents abandoned their children, and parent-less children roamed the streets in search for food. Victims, delirious with

The majority of the Late Middle Ages was marked by tragedy, chaos, and crisis. Food shortages and famine ravaged Western Europe in the first decades of the fourteenth century. As a result of these shortages there was extreme inflation and an increase in taxes, which in turn led to peasant uprisings in France and England. However, the primary cause of death and devastation in the fourteenth century occurred as a result of the bubonic plague, or the Black Death. The Black Death was absolutely devastating to Western Europe’s population, wiping out one-quarter to one-half of the population in a matter of two to three years. The Black Death also contributed to the declining strength of the medieval church, as many Europeans began to lose faith as a result of the plague. The Hundred Years War between England and France over control of French territories defined the military and political climate of Western Europe during the Late Middle Ages. England also experienced internal conflicts during the Wars of the Roses, when two rival families initiated a civil war over control of the throne. The war resulted in King Henry VII, the first monarch from the Tudor dynasty, ascending to the throne. In parts of the German states and in Spain, members of the Habsburg dynasty rose to power in the fifteenth century and held the title of Holy Roman Emperor from the fifteenth century until World War I. Ultimately, although Western Europe experienced violence and devastation during the Late Middle

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.” Daniel Handler, also known as Lemony Snicket, uses this quote in one of his many books, the Reptile Room from The Series of Unfortunate Events. While this quote is quite morbid, it perfectly describes what people went through during the Black Death. A man could see his wife before he went to bed but then wake up the next morning and to his surprise see her dead, even though she was alive and well 9 hours before. There are three frequently asked question about the Black Death, what exactly was the Black Death, where and when did the Black Death originate, and how did it effect Europe going forward?