Superstitions allotted the black death to the Devil.
According to superstitious people, the Black Death was caused by the Devil himself. The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague, refers to a series of pandemic diseases which took the lives of almost 200 million people in Eurasia over the years from 1347 to 1351. The actual cause of the plague was the lack of hygiene, helped by the outbreak of <em>Yersinia pestis</em>, bacteria carried by rats, rather than Satan himself, as was commonly believed.
Absolute states has solid political stability which is very favorable for business and peace at time. However,usually unless the absolute ruler is enlightened, the disadvantages by far surpasses the advantages. Usually, liberties and rights are the first casualty of such a type of rule. The other problem is the excesses of a sovereign who may chose to rule in total disregard of the rule of law.
