ULT - #15

"The Black Death" 

“The Black Death” discusses the signs, statistics, and aftermath of the Black Death throughout Europe in the Middle ages.  The plague came in three forms, the bubonic variant which comes from swellings on the victim's body, the pneumatic plague attacks the respiratory system, and septicemic version which attacks the blood system.  While the damage varied depending on location, the disease destroyed between 25% and 50% of Europe’s population.  While every social class was affected, the poor suffered more than the rich.  No one knew the cause for the Black Death and it was blamed on everything between God’s wickedness, Jews, and planet alignment.  The Black Death was largely responsible for Europe’s crisis of religion.  People felt that God had turned his back on them and the church had offered no help in times of crisis.  It also affected the diversity of Europe’s population and genetic variation.