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Black Plague Dbq

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The black plague occurred throughout Asia, the middle east, and Europe throughout the fourteenth century. During this time millions of people died of starvation and famine. The black plague started when the fleas from rodents to humans. The black plague broke out in China and made its way west until it reached western Europe. The black plague in China had several long-term effects on the country its self. For example, the plague had reduced the population which had been increased during the Song dynasty. The Black Plague reduced the population of the small communities. In 1331 ninety percent of the Bei Zhili population had died due to disease and by 1350 when many of the cities began to suffer from infections. Even the Red Turban movement which was a led to the blend of the blend in Chinas culture. …show more content…

The disease had not only killed one thousand people a day but it effected animals as well ranging from horses to ostriches. The plague also caused a economic collapse as well as a political collapse within the eastern Mediterranean In Europe it wasn’t any different, the plague first landed in Italian peninsula and then made its way to six other countries. Europe may have been one of the worst areas because of the mass cities and the plague effecting people of all classes that were crowded the black plague killed fifty million people of the eighty million people within five years. Then while many people were living hard lives the church and the priests lived luxury lives and would ignore the people who needed

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