The Black Plague.

"Black Death" The "Black Plague"-the bubonic plague- struck Europe and the Mediterranean area from 1347 through 1351. It was the first of many plagues to hit the European area. These plagues went on until the early 18th century these were much after the ones in the 6th and 8th century. But they were followed by a series of less harmful ones in the 19th century. But the Black Death was not referred to as the bubonic …showed first 75 words of 1030 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1030 total…under the skin. This is how the name Black Death originated. European society was forced to come to a halt whenever the plague was at its peak. Politics, agriculture, and trade almost diminished with the lack of population to support the areas. Generations were often wiped out with the ongoing spread of the disease The Bubonic plague molded society that defined itself as Christian but was constantly adapting practices and beliefs to the ongoing plague.