On this page you will find diagrams about the black Plague and how it affected the Middle Ages.
Background information:
The black Death is another name for the Black Plague. It is caused by a bacteria that is commonly found in the stomach of certain fleas. These certain fleas live on small rodents. An example of a flea would be black rats. The Black Plagues appears to have started in Europe in 767 CE. Where did it come from: It is believe that it was originated from Asia. This is the cause because the people who lived in Central Asia migrated East and West because of series of droughts and exceptionally wet years. Therefore it is believed that the Mongols who controlled Central Asia are the main carriers of this disease. How did the Black Plague Spread: After the Mongols brought it over to Europe they started to spread it by coming into contact with Italian traders. After the Italian traders got they took it back with them allowing people who came intact with the plagues to keep spreading it to every person they came intact with. What route did the Black Plague follow? The plague followed the trade routes striking larger cities first and working its way to small ones.
The after cause of the black
plague: One of a few problems after the bubonic plague was
that: the number of people decreased so much because of deaths and it was
never was able to regain the number of people. Another problem would be
economic dislocation, their was a huge loss for workers making it partially
impossible for people to work making the cost of living to increase. the third
cause of the black plague was that the society want through a big change. The
final reason is that the religion of the European underwent changes
Here are some pictures of the plague that are showing people, praying, on their death bed and pictures of the town during this time.
This map shows the area affected by the Black Plague.
Here is a graph on the change in population because of the Black Plague.
Here is a flow chart on how the Black Plague affected the Middle Ages!