The Black Plague

HOW THE PLAGUE REACHED EUROPE

• The plague started in the east then traveled to the west.
• The plague was spread by the help of travelers and traders carrying rats
• Rats carried the disease on them
• Rats traveled with traders to other regions bringing the disease to other regions.

EFFECTS ON POPULATION

• The people who lived around the plague were wurrounded by death
• Most of the citizens expected death
• Depression was all over because of the impact of the plague
• The population dropped tremendously

EFFECTS ON ECONOMY

• Their were less customers and less workers
• Prices dropped and workers were payed more
• Workers were payed more because of plague risks and decrease of supplies
• Trade drops and slows down

EFFECTS ON EUROPEAN SOCIETY

• The laws fell apart
• The sick people werent allowed in some cities
• Workers got more out of their work
• Some believed it was the end of the world
• They stopped burying dead bodies because their was a lot of dead bodies

PLAGUE AND RELIGION

• A growth in attendees
• People would go to church for comfort
• Many ministers and officials die
• The power of the church becomes strong at the start
• Religion starts to fall due to the immense deaths that occur throughout the church