Describe How The Black Death Affected An Individual's Life
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Between 1347 and 1351, 200 million people in Europe died from the Black Death. The disease was first exposed to Europe when twelve Genoese trading ships docked in a Sicilian port. Most of the sailors on the ships had already died from the disease, and those who were still alive were very ill. Once this disease spread, it affected many lives. Some of the ways the Black Death affected an individual’s life was that it killed loved ones, it created a rebellion among peasants who wanted more pay, and it started religious movements that only created more problems. The Black Death was a disease that was very easily spread, and killed people within only days of them contracting the disease. This, along with the fact that it was spread in heavily populated areas, is why so many people died of the disease within such a short time span. This also meant that many people’s loved ones were killed by the disease, and this greatly affected people’s lives. People were worried about catching the disease themselves, but they also had to worry about their friends and family catching the disease. …show more content…
This made it so that the peasants who survived thought that they had been saved for a divine purpose. Since many employees died, the peasants began to demand for more pay for their work. Parliament tried to stop this movement, but the peasants thought they had a blessing, and were above the parliament’s rules. However, in 1381, The Peasant’s Revolt began because taxes were rising, and they feared that their rights would no longer be respected. This had a huge effect on the lives of workers because hostility between employees and authorities
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Between 1347 and 1351, 200 million people in Europe died from the Black Death. The disease was first exposed to Europe when twelve Genoese trading ships docked in a Sicilian port. Most of the sailors on the ships had already died from the disease, and those who were still alive were very ill. Once this disease spread, it affected many lives. Some of the ways the Black Death affected an individual’s life was that it killed loved ones, it created a rebellion among peasants who wanted more pay, and it started religious movements that only created more problems. The Black Death was a disease that was very easily spread, and killed people within only days of them contracting the disease. This, along with the fact that it was spread in heavily populated areas, is why so many people died of the disease within such a short time span. This also meant that many people’s loved ones were killed by the disease, and this greatly affected people’s lives. People were worried about catching the disease themselves, but they also had to worry about their friends and family catching the disease. …show more content…
This made it so that the peasants who survived thought that they had been saved for a divine purpose. Since many employees died, the peasants began to demand for more pay for their work. Parliament tried to stop this movement, but the peasants thought they had a blessing, and were above the parliament’s rules. However, in 1381, The Peasant’s Revolt began because taxes were rising, and they feared that their rights would no longer be respected. This had a huge effect on the lives of workers because hostility between employees and authorities