Question

The society in Europe was affected with the loss of so many people at the same time during plague. Explain.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The plague killed indiscriminately young and old, rich and poor but especially in the cities and among groups who had close contact with the sick. Entire monasteries filled with friars were wiped out and Europe lost most of its doctors. In the countryside, whole villages were abandoned. The plague had huge scale social and economic effects, a lot of which are recorded in the introduction of the Decameron. People abandoned their friends and family, fled cities, and shut themselves off from the world. Funeral rites became perfunctory or stopped altogether, and work stopped being done. The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history. It was the first outbreak of medieval plague in Europe, and it killed tens of millions of people, an estimated 30–50 percent of the European population, between 1347–1351. The long term effects of the Black Death were devastating and far reaching. Agriculture, religion, economics and even social class were affected. Plague brought an eventual end of Serfdom in Western Europe. The manorial system was already in trouble, but the Black Death assured its demise throughout much of western and central Europe by 1500. Severe depopulation and migration of the village to cities caused an acute shortage of agricultural labourers.

Answer 2

Answer with Explanation:

The Bubonic Plague, which was also known as "Black Death" hit Europe in the 1300s. It is said to have started from a ship that arrived with dead sailors onboard. From then on, it spread to many people killing more than 20 million of Europe's population. This event caused panic to people that they tried not to communicate with the sick and even other people. The doctors also didn't want to see those who were ill. The stores were closed and people move towards the country area in hopes of escaping from the illness. They became very desperate to survive that they left whoever was sick–even their very own loved ones.

The plague was unimaginable. Doctors tried techniques that were considered harmful such as lancing the boil. Some of them resorted to practices that were superstitious in nature.