The plague known as the “Black Death,” hit sporadically throughout all of Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. The rich were able to flee the plague due to their wealth but, because most of the people that lived in Europe were peasants, millions died unable to flee the plague. After the plague, the peasants had a new prospective to life. Before the plague, feudalism was the main political system throughout Europe, but after …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…Europe, the fear of being infected caused countries to stop all trades thus leading to their economy to a huge downfall. The “Black Death” was the scariest and most deadly plague that ever struck Europe. Religion, social status, and the European economy played an important role during this period of crisis. The plague did not stop at only killing people but it was also a catalyst for many other bad events that occurred in Europe