Justinian Plague Analysis
It's .5 by 1.0 micrometers in size- and it destroyed Europe. It's Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes the plague.
The Black Death and the Plague of Justinian had profound effects on society. Both cultures, when faced with the plague, reacted differently.
The Plague of Justinian was the first recorded plague epidemic. It occurred in the 6th century, from around 541 to 542 A.D. It spread to the whole of the Byzantine empire and killed approximately 10-20 million people. It was said that the plague was killing 10,000 people a day in Constantinople at its peak. It was named for the fact that it occurred under the emperor Justinian’s reign; it was also said that Justinian himself contracted the plague and survived. {North, 2013}
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The herbs also doubled as a perfect device for masking the scent of dead bodies. The Plague of Justinian is said to have contributed to the fall of the Byzantine Empire; it may not have directly led to the empire’s downfall, but the effects were profound. There were extreme shortages of manpower, which caused famine due to the death of farmers. The taxpayer base was greatly depleted, and the empire was highly reliant on tax money.
After the Black Death had mostly passed, many people weren’t sure what to believe. The majority of people had looked to the church for a cure, or to escape “God’s wrath”, but received neither divine intervention nor assistance. Also, priests had some of the highest amounts of contact with the infected (along with doctors), leading them to contract the plague and die. This led to there being less experienced priests in churches. People turned their backs on respectful religious practices. They held gluttonous feasts, wore over-the-top outfits, and drank and gambled much more than was previously seen as …show more content…
It was a significant contributor to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the largest revolt Medieval England had ever seen or was to see again. There was a severe population drop, and manual labor was much more difficult to find. The law said that peasants could not leave their home village unless their lord allowed it, but it was ignored by desperate lords in other villages, who openly supported and encouraged peasants to leave their home villages and come work for them. When peasants left their home villages, their original lords refused to let them return. Peasants demanded higher wages, since they knew that lords were desperate for work. A statute was passed, making it so peasants could not be paid more than they had been paid in 1346 (before the Black Death), and could not leave their village under any circumstances. This riled up the peasants and they grew very wrathful, leading to the revolt in
The Black Death and the Plague of Justinian had profound effects on society. Both cultures, when faced with the plague, reacted differently.
The Plague of Justinian was the first recorded plague epidemic. It occurred in the 6th century, from around 541 to 542 A.D. It spread to the whole of the Byzantine empire and killed approximately 10-20 million people. It was said that the plague was killing 10,000 people a day in Constantinople at its peak. It was named for the fact that it occurred under the emperor Justinian’s reign; it was also said that Justinian himself contracted the plague and survived. {North, 2013}
The Black …show more content…
The herbs also doubled as a perfect device for masking the scent of dead bodies. The Plague of Justinian is said to have contributed to the fall of the Byzantine Empire; it may not have directly led to the empire’s downfall, but the effects were profound. There were extreme shortages of manpower, which caused famine due to the death of farmers. The taxpayer base was greatly depleted, and the empire was highly reliant on tax money.
After the Black Death had mostly passed, many people weren’t sure what to believe. The majority of people had looked to the church for a cure, or to escape “God’s wrath”, but received neither divine intervention nor assistance. Also, priests had some of the highest amounts of contact with the infected (along with doctors), leading them to contract the plague and die. This led to there being less experienced priests in churches. People turned their backs on respectful religious practices. They held gluttonous feasts, wore over-the-top outfits, and drank and gambled much more than was previously seen as …show more content…
It was a significant contributor to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the largest revolt Medieval England had ever seen or was to see again. There was a severe population drop, and manual labor was much more difficult to find. The law said that peasants could not leave their home village unless their lord allowed it, but it was ignored by desperate lords in other villages, who openly supported and encouraged peasants to leave their home villages and come work for them. When peasants left their home villages, their original lords refused to let them return. Peasants demanded higher wages, since they knew that lords were desperate for work. A statute was passed, making it so peasants could not be paid more than they had been paid in 1346 (before the Black Death), and could not leave their village under any circumstances. This riled up the peasants and they grew very wrathful, leading to the revolt in