The Black Plague

Question 1

Cause:

Answer 1

1. Fleas and Rats brought the Black Plague to England and it originated in Mongolia. When Rats died fleas picked up the bacteria and brought it to humans.
2. Sanitary conditions were terrible, human waste was everywhere.

Question 2

During:

Answer 2

1. 100 million Europeans died which is about 1/3 of the population.

Question 3

Effect:

Answer 3

Political
1. Decrease in Feudalism, more jobs like medics, doctors, etc…
2. Peasants gained more influence.

Economic
1. No trade=less money
2. Quarantine meant a crash in the economy most money want spent towards a cure.
3. Serfs wages raised.

Social
1. DECLINE ON POPULATION
2. Social isolation
3. Families and towns were wiped
4. More mobility

Religious
1. Divide, Christians blamed Jews for the Plague
2. Loss of appeal got the Church because prayers for a cure were not answered.