The Black Death affected people from all walks of life: Rich or poor; educated or illiterate, all could be touched by the Black Death. Scholars suffered as universities and schools were closed or abandoned [12]. Schools and universities were probably being abandoned because students and professors were dying, and the ones that survived did not want to contract the disease, so they left. The Church experienced the results of the Black Death, too. When the priests died, no one could hear the confessions of those still living.
By 1351, 60 major and 150 smaller Jewish communities had been destroyed, and more than 350 separate massacres had occurred. This persecution was often not merely out of religious hatred, but also as a way of attacking the kings or Church who protected the Jews and as a way of lashing out at the institutions that had failed them. An important legacy of the Black Death was to cause the eastward movement of what was left of north European Jewry to Poland and Russia. From 1944-1993, 362 cases of human plague were reported in the United States. 90 percent of these occurred in four western states- Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico.
The Black Death A fierce plague swept through Europe in 1348, indiscriminately killing most people who came into contact with it, irrespective of age or social status. This pandemic, which remains perhaps the single greatest human tragedy in history, is known as the Black Death. The earliest known visitation of the plague to Europe may have occurred in Athens in 430 B.C., but it is unclear if the disease that afflicated Athens was caused by Yersina pestis. A disastrous epidemic occurred in the Mediterranean during the time of the Roman emperor Justinian; an estimated 25% to 50% of the population is reported to have succumbed. The most widespread epidemic began in Constantinople in 1334, spread throughout Europe (returning Crusaders were
The Black Plague Ring around the Rosies pocketful of posies, ashes, ashes we all fall down. These are the words to the famous nursery rhyme about the Black Plague. Many people perished and many more people mourned for those unlucky enough to die. For about thirty years the Black Plague reined the earth leaving behind a trail of despair for the survivors to cope with. Firstly there are many ways the Plague was said to have begun and how to cure it.
It took 150 years for Europe's population to recover. The plague returned at various times, killing more people, until it left Europe in the 19th century. The Black Plague, one of the worst natural disasters in history, revealed Europe’s indication to use the best available knowledge of the times. During the Black Plague, the people tried to find the reason for this punishment, so they turned to the Church, which played a major role in their lives, for answers. The Church could not provide sufficient reasons for why the plague had occurred, which lead to the assumption that God was punishing mankind of their sins.
Interestingly, this is where we get the word for injury known as “boo boo”. People also became suspicious of each other and family members would often blame each other and refuse to associate with each other in fear of contracting the Black Death. One of the results of the Black Plague was that it changed the social order and led to the Peasants Revolt of 1381 to increase wages. Labor became highly valued due to the
Groups of people who were called flagellants went through the towns and countryside doing public penance, inflicting pain and punishment on themselves, as they tried to atone for the evil of the world. In general these groups of flagellants were thought strange and extreme, especially since they tended to turn their anger on Jews and on priests who did not approve of them. In October of 1349 the Pope condemned their extreme approach, and ordered that they be
This rapid spread greatly effected Europe in the 14th century. The most pressing issue caused by the Black Death was the large number of deaths and the rate at which they were occurring. The death tolls varied from place to place in Europe, and an exact number of how much all together was killed is unknown. However, historians estimate anywhere from 75-200 million people died from the plague within the span of 4 years. In some cities as many as 500-800 people would die daily by this disease.
Parrot Fever spread throughout America, and eventually brought death to one of five people that were infected.” There were a total of a hundred and sixty-nine cases of psittacosis nationwide. This disease took thirty-three lives and left everyone devastated. This epidemic made it clear that diseases can kill anyone and
From the year 1347 through 1351, the biggest pandemic in human history had occurred. This pandemic killed at least 75 million people within the short four year time span. It is estimated that this widespread death, from western Asia throughout the entire continent of Europe, killed between one to two thirds of the world population. This mass amount of deaths is known as the Black Death. As with all plagues, there is a cause for the plague.