The Black Death Plague

            This was an overwhelming epidemic that hit Europe in the mid and late fourteenth centuries where it caused the death of many Europeans.  A huge epidemic happened in many areas of Asia and Middle East showing that the plague was a multi- regional epidemic.  The Black Death was a name that was derived from a symptom of a disease which was known as acral necrosis whereby those who were infected, their skin turned black due to subdermal internal bleeding. Thus the tern black meant a deadly disease (Person, 2010). 

            Several areas of the humanity such as religion and economy were affected within the European culture.  The plague altered the economy in that it disrupted trade and put the innovations on a standby as the artists who were more skilled and other merchants were killed. Art and the literature in the era were the areas of humanity that was seen as the main cultural effect.   The customers who bought their products were also killed.  Due to the less population that was left, workers who needed farmers had to negotiate for wages which led to drought (Person, 2010).   

            On the religious basis, people did not understand what was happening.  This plague in Europe struggled with the failure of their belief in that the church was unable to save the public from the plague and this caused them to doubt their beliefs.  In that period, doctors did not also understand the cause of the disease and how it was communicated thus people believed that the paranormal powers were in control of their land.  People saw the plague as a punishment of their sins.  Thus this changed the culture in religion as the malfunction of the church not protecting their people from the deadly disease led to the loss of power and influence (Person, 2010). 

 

Reference

Person, S. (2010). Bubonic plague: The Black Death. New York: Bearport Pub.