The Effects of The Black Death on the Economic and Social Life of Europe :: European Europe History

The effects of The Black Death on the Economic and Social Life of europiumThe Black Death is the name later given to the epidemic of harry that ravaged europium between 1347 and 1351. The disaster affected completely aspects of life. Depopulation and dearth of labor hastened changes already inherent in the rural economy the reversal of payoff for labor services was accelerated, and social stratification became less rigid. mental morbidity affected the arts in religion, the lack of educated force among the clergy gravely reduced the intellectual vigor of the church.In less than quartet years the disease carved a path of death through with(predicate) Asia, Italy, France, North Africa, Spain and Normandy, made its way over the Alps into Switzerland, and continued eastern United States into Hungary (Microsoft Bookshelf, page 1). After a brief respite, the chevy resumed, crossing the product line into England, Scotland, and Ireland, and eventually made its way into the north ern countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and even as far-off north as Greenland. In other words, the plague touched roughly the entire known world.So much death could not assist but tear economic and social structures apart. Lack of peasants and laborers sent wages soaring, and the value of land plummeted. For the first time in history the scales atilt against wealthy landlords as peasants and serfs gained more bargaining power. Without architects, masons and artisans, great cathedrals and castles remained unfinished for hundreds of years. Governments, miss officials, floundered in their attempts to create order out of chaos. The living lost all sense of morality and justice, and a new attitude toward the church emerged. knightly people could find no Divine reason for the four-year nightmare, and dissatisfaction with the church gave trend to re realise movements that eventually broke apart the unity of the Catholic Church.The plague itself was disastrous enough, espec ially in the appearance of more than one form during the same epidemic. But coming when it did was as catastrophic as its form. The center 14th century was not a good time for Europe. The European economy was already in difficulties. It was approaching the limits of expansion, both on its frontiers and in reclaiming land from forest and swamp. The arrival of the Mongols and the Ottomans had disrupted trade routes, and certain areas of Europe were edging into depression. The Church was in poor shape as well. The popes resided at Avignon, not at Rome, to the scandal of many.