The Black Death's impact on European society was very devastating,
affecting everyone in Europe. The Black Death was responsible for an extremely large amount of deaths, over 1/3 of the European population being wiped out. This astonishing amount of deceased people had a great effect on everyone in Europe, as most people would have lost someone close to them, or a relative. Although, the way people treated each other during the plague was sometimes considered inhumane. Families would abandon each other, brother leaving brother, husband ditching wife, children running away from their parents, all in fear of
getting the plague. Also, towns and villages became deserted due to this, leaving empty 'ghost towns' all over the continent. There were a few decent factors that did come out of the Black Death's impact. People started realising that their health and the way they were living affected the disease in the area, so towns would start enforcing sanitation rules and cleanliness orders. On the other hand though, people went crazy when they realised that they didn't have much time to live. Many, many citizens committed crimes, such as robbery, rape and murder, all because they knew that they would die soon and they wouldn't have to face the consequences, leaving people little to defend themselves. Europe ended up destroyed, not much left of it but perhaps 2/3 of the original population and many deserted communities. Merchants began to look for work, and got paid more, as there were not very many people willing to seek a job, but employers needed to earn money and therefore employed anyone they could. Europe's economy was a complete mess and people found it hard to regain everything that they had lost. The Black Death's impact on European society was very significant and scarred the continent for a long time.
affecting everyone in Europe. The Black Death was responsible for an extremely large amount of deaths, over 1/3 of the European population being wiped out. This astonishing amount of deceased people had a great effect on everyone in Europe, as most people would have lost someone close to them, or a relative. Although, the way people treated each other during the plague was sometimes considered inhumane. Families would abandon each other, brother leaving brother, husband ditching wife, children running away from their parents, all in fear of
getting the plague. Also, towns and villages became deserted due to this, leaving empty 'ghost towns' all over the continent. There were a few decent factors that did come out of the Black Death's impact. People started realising that their health and the way they were living affected the disease in the area, so towns would start enforcing sanitation rules and cleanliness orders. On the other hand though, people went crazy when they realised that they didn't have much time to live. Many, many citizens committed crimes, such as robbery, rape and murder, all because they knew that they would die soon and they wouldn't have to face the consequences, leaving people little to defend themselves. Europe ended up destroyed, not much left of it but perhaps 2/3 of the original population and many deserted communities. Merchants began to look for work, and got paid more, as there were not very many people willing to seek a job, but employers needed to earn money and therefore employed anyone they could. Europe's economy was a complete mess and people found it hard to regain everything that they had lost. The Black Death's impact on European society was very significant and scarred the continent for a long time.