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The Plague had a large effect on Europes' Economy and population. Since there were so many people dying at the time those
with certain jobs such as farming became rare. In order to get jobs done normal worker, even those with low skill, were paid
high prices to get done a job. Having overpaid workers caused the community to loose money. Also serfs left the land to escape
the disease and stopped planting the crops which meant no food.
The plague spread so quickly that a third of
Europe was left dead. Monasteries and priests were hit hard because they cared for those with the disease and caught it as
well. Nobody had any idea of the cause of the disease but they did have some ideas such as
-Punishment by god
-Poisoned
by Jews with water
-Gypsies
-The planets lining up in a certain way
-Blamed on handicapped people
-Poisonous air
The
plague was mostly blamed on anyone who was different. Some thing that really did not help the situation was
-No
sanitation
-Garbage being dumped out the window
-Cramped living conditions
-Manure in the streets
-Rats everywhere
-Dirty
cities
-Sickness everywhere
-Overcrowded cities
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