The+Black+Plague

__//Pd. 1-Catherine Hogue & Kate Garvin//__ //**History**// The Black Plague was a deadly disease that was transmitted by rodents and fleas. Beginning in China in the early 1330s, it spread to Europe in October of 1347. Italian merchant ships carrying the disease returned from China and docked in Sicily. Every spring, the disease attacked new people, spreading the disease rapidly. After about 5 years, The Black Plague had killed off 1/3 of Europe's population.
 * The Black Plague**



//**Effect on Europe in the Short Run**// The Black Plague killed thousands of people. Because of that, there was labor shortages all over Europe from the deaths. The peseants demanded higher wages, and when the landlords refused, there were peseant rebellions all over. It also led to relgious reforms, because many people prayed for deliverance but there was no answer. Also, the governments were severly effected. The hundred years war was put on hold, many city councils were damaged, and courts were closed down. Many nobles died, and goverments for the most part were put on hold. Scholars and Professores from universities were dying, and education was effected. Finally, economically, the systems were lacking. In some cities entire economic systems crashed. All this led to reforms of the class systems.



//**Effect on Europe in the Long Run**// The Black Plague was so deadly that it diminished much of Europe's population. As if the first few years of this plague weren't bad enough, The Black Plague continued to infect the people of Europe for centuries, finally disappearing in the 1600s. The plague took a toll on Europe, creating labor shortages all over the continent. Workers demanded higher wages, only to be shot down. This led to peasant revolts not only in many countries throughout Europe. The Black Plague also affected the Christian church, creating many new questions about faith for the Europeans.


 * A skeleton figure on a horse came to represent the plague.**

The Plague was a very deadly disease that was easily passed from one person to the next. China was one of the busiest trading nations of the world, the disease would break out in China and spread to western Asia and Europe quickly. In 1347 some Italian merchant ships returned from a trip to the Black Sea, which was one of the key links in trade with China. Many people on board were already dying of plague when it docked in Sicily. The disease rapidly spread to the city and the nearby countryside. The disease continued to spread centuries after. It would seem to disappear in the winter only because the fleas dissappeared. Every spring smaller outbreaks of the disease would reappear. The black plague finally disappeared completely in the 1600s.
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 * http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
 * http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/