Effects+and+Consequences+of+the+Black+Plague

The Black Death decreased Europe's population by two thirds during the time of the epidemic. During this time period there was a major increase in religious appeal and belief that the plague was a curse from God was common. In response to this belief, many people sought to purify themselves in the eyes of God by whipping themselves and even mimicking his crusifiction.



-People in the same social group were forced to interact with each other differently -Between peasant and lord -Women had to be attended by male nurses -Women who survived the plague were seen less lady-like, they often weren't able to marry, & forced to leave their homes -Traditions such as men not being able to see women in bedrooms, paved a way for much larger scale changes in the behavior of people toward one another
 * Relationships were affected
 * Somewhat first male nurses

-Instead of thanking God for their survival, they harbored doubt -Turned to the church for an answer to the plague, but it didn't offer any help -Priests, among with doctors, had the highest rates of deaths due to a lot of contact with the diseased -People clung to their faiths privately, many began building private chapels -Wages(prices) rose a lot for those who were still alive
 * Survivors of black death generally suffered a common dilemma of faith
 * About 2/3 of the European population died