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The Black Death Begins Video - Black Death - HISTORY.com

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Abundant trade and shipping spread the Black Death rapidly through Asia and Europe.

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The growth of towns occurred because of the increase of trade. The agricultural advancements also encouraged the rise of towns. Since there was more food being produced, there were more people to feed. This supported population growth. The more people living, the more settlements produced. All of these factors supported the rise of towns.

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Due to the Commercial Revolution the increase of trade weakened feudalism because many more people had more resources and became wealthy. Also the growth of markets occurred due to the increase of cities. Since this happened more people started to specialize in certain jobs and get better pay. Due to the Black Plague about 25 million people died from the plague which shows that the population decreased. It also proves to us that there was no more Manor System with a high powered-man to pay the lower class. This declined the feudal system because many people were able to move out of there social status.

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The commercial revolution was the time period in the Middle Ages when commerce increased throughout Europe. Commerce is an activity of buying and selling goods.  It resulted in the movement and exploration of the Europeans.

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• Population Loss - about 100 million people lost their life
• Economic effects - There was labor shortage, helped lower classes
Living Standards rose
• Cultural/Religious Effects - People thought of it as a punishment from god. In the Middle Ages plague was used as a weapon in wars. Soldiers threw dead bodies to the enemy’s area, so plague could spread between soldiers.Jews were blamed for the spread

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It was spread by infected fleas carried on rats, the disease swept through Europe over the course of next few years. But, analysis of skeletal remains found by construction workers digging railway tunnels in central London has led scientists to a new conclusion: The Black Death was not transmitted through flea bites at all, but was an airborne plague spread through the coughs, sneezes and breath of infected human victims.

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• It was caused by bacteria known as Yersinia pestis
• It causes sudden appearances of large swellings on victims
• Pain in the Chest
• Shortness of Breath
• Fever and Nausea
• Vomiting and Diarrhea

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One of the agricultural advancements in this time period was the heavy plow. Unlike the scratch plow, which was the type of plow used before the heavy plow, it could run through deep and heavy soils. There were three different parts to it that helped the heavy plow cut through the soil in many different directions. This saved time for the peasants because they didn't have to go over the land repeatedly. This also supported crop growth.

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Education was mainly held in buildings such as Cathedral School because there was lots of enforcement on the religion of Christianity. Many people believed that education is important to lay in the hands of religious institutions. It was mainly only the wealthy who could afford education but, church officials thought that the poor should also get a chance to be educated.

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The Black Death was one of the most devastating period in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia.