What was the plague and its impact?

Answer 1

• Jewish migration to Poland
• The decline of feudalism
• An increase of power for serfs in Western Europe
• Most of Europe was deserted and of the 80 millions lived there approximately 30 were left.

Answer 2

The plague had a horrendous impact on the affected countries. People were dying and getting affected everyday. Businesses were closing down. Townspeople were running away from their affected town, hoping to not get sick. Everything was out of control. Villagers wouldn't come out of their homes, afraid to catch the disease.

Answer 3

Black Plague or Bubonic Plague started in Europe around 1347. It was a terrible disease that was carried out with black rats and fleas. This terrible disease was affected the Medieval society. It was a terrible because so many peasants died and that nobody was left to farm the land and do the daily work.

The Plague (or called "Black Death") was an epidemic that struck Europe. People from China and Mongolia came with infected fleas carried by rats going aboard ships and that were transported to Italy, Greece and France; when the ships docked, the rats left the ships entering cities bringing the fleas and disease with them. In 1348 the virus, known as the Yersinia pestisbacterium and until 1351 the bacterium had killed 1/3 of Europe. Leaving fewer farmers and other people that held jobs that were important to the economy. The Europeans blamed the Jews for the plague by poisoning the water but it really was caused by flea bites. Other break outs occurred between 1451-1721.

Plague is still around today in small numbers and is treated with antibiotics.

Answer 4

Human symptoms include high fever, chills, swelling of the lymph nodes, and hemorrhages. Once the bacteria spreads to the lungs, it is quickly fatal.

Answer 5

'The Plague,' as devastating as it was, benefited Medieval society. After the plague, workers were in high demand, stimulating the economy, and trade between Europe and Asia grew.

Answer 6

The decline of