Social And Economic Effects Of The Black Death

Throughout the time of 1347-1351, Ancient Europe was struck with an epidemic that would later go down in history as one of the most deadly in terms of death toll and symptoms known to date. The Black Death being a widely spread virus during its time had also led to many severe consequences. Some of the long term effects and consequences following the Black Death are the effect it left on the economy, society in its whole, and artistic changes. The Black Death had left the economy in extreme inflation due to the difficulty of receiving goods from foreign countries that became highly expensive.(Decameron Web, “Social and Economic Effects of the Plague”). Along with that, social changes were made. An example of this would be the change in fashion as it became more extravagant than before. (Decameron Web, “Social and Economic Effects of the Plague”). The Final long term consequence from the Black Death was the artistic changes. With the fashion changes that came from the social changes, architecture soon followed suit as one of the long

According to Brittanica, in the article named, “Black Death”, the Black Death is described to be, “The Black Death is widely believed to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.” (Britannica, “Black Death”) For one to get infected by this bacterium, they must be bitten by either a flea that carries the disease or handling an animal who carries the disease. (CDC, “Plague”) For a plague that primarily is known for the outbreak in medieval europe, the Black Death actually originates from China. The Oriental Rodent Flea, the main carrier of the Plague, would be traveled through the routes in central Asia in the form of waves because of climate. There were many casualties that came from the Black Death, leading to even more long lasting consequences since its conclusion many years ago. (Britannica, “Black