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THE EFFECTS OF THE PLAGUE IN EUROPE

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THE PLAGUE

The wave of plague in Europe between 1347 and 1352, also known as "Plague/Black Death. Not only did the severe depopulation upset the feudal socio-economic system of the time, but the experience of the plague itself affected every aspect of the lives of individuals. The plague altered the foundations of European life in the following areas: - Socioeconomic cloth - Medical knowledge and practice -

SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE

the plague spread through the Silk Way and other major trade routes. The first city to be affected was Caffa, in 1347, a port controlled by the Genoese, which at that time was under siege by the Mongols. The Genoese ships took her to Italy, Spain and France. In a short time it spread even to the rest of Europe, affirming itself with greater or less intensity for about a century.

Socio-economic effects

The lack of manpower led to a crisis in various sectors, from agricultural production to crafts, and arable land was abandoned and, in many cases, nature reabsorbed them. Agriculture, which was an important sector of the European economy at the time, was particularly affected and many fields were left unscathed, leading to a decrease in food production and this increased food prices. Specialized workers died in large numbers, leading to a decrease in production and trade. This urban decline was accentuated by the flight of people from cities, driven both by the fear of disease but the lack of workers encouraged the development of new technologies and more efficient agricultural methods

Doctors quickly died while trying to treat the infected using their traditional knowledge, and nothing they used to stop the disease. Removing "bad blood" became one of the strong elements of medieval medicine, as well as one of the most widely used remedies against the plague, and at the same time accelerating the end.

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EFFECTS ON KNOWLEDGE AND MADICAL PRACTICE