The world has faced a lot of tragedies to date, which has completely shaken the world with its terrible painful consequences and killed millions of people. One of those biggest tragedies was named Black Death which killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. It was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history and also known as the Great Plague or the Black Plague.
It was the month of October of the year 1347, the weather in Europe was cold when twelve merchant ships reached the Sicilian port of Messina after traveling a long distance from the Black Sea. A large number of people had gathered to welcome the ships, but they met with a terrible surprise when no one came out of the ships. People could not understand anything after seeing all this, but after some time when they boarded the ships themselves, their senses flew away, because they were absolutely shocked to see the whole scene. There were only dead bodies all around on the ships, and among those corpses, there were some people who were still alive and holding the last breath of their life in some way. But they all were seriously ill and covered in black boils that oozed blood and pus, after which many other unpleasant symptoms appeared such as fever, terrible aches, pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and chills - and then, in short order, death. Later, it was found that all these deaths were caused by the plague. This devastating disease is thought to have originated in the dry plains of Central Asia, where it reached Crimea in 1343 by traveling along the Silk Road. From there, it was most likely carried by fleas living on the black rats that traveled on all merchant ships. The epidemic that followed aboard the ship gradually spread to many parts of Europe and killed half of the population there. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population.
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If you look at the history of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the condition of Europe was not much better than other countries, natural disasters or diseases had the same effect as other countries in Europe. Before the outbreak of black death, around 1315 Northern Europe was in the grip of a large scale crisis. Actually, after 1310, the weather of Europe continued to become worst, due to which farming was completely affected. On the other hand, the population of Europe was also increasing and then the same happened that was expected. Usually, in 1315, when there should be no rain, it started raining continuously even in that season and the winter season also became longer. Under such conditions, grain could not ripen, and which led to the complete failure of crops. This tragedy is known as "The Great Famine of 1315-1317", which was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck Europe and caused millions of deaths. It is said that at that time the shortage of food grains had increased so much that those who had grains started selling them by increasing the prices too much. Those who did not have that much money were forced to die of hunger and millions of people of northern Europe died in the anguish of hunger. But yet somehow Europe was emerging from it but no one knew that even bigger tragedy was going to knock.
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Black death is known as the most dangerous epidemic in the history of the world and there have been done many kinds of researches on its causes and consequences. And all the researches suggest that this epidemic was originated in China, but how this disease started in China is still a mystery. It is believed that the Plague was spread in China many times during that period. In the early 1340s, once again the plague had struck china, but this time it did not remain just under the limit of China. In order to facilitate trade, water, and land routes were developed centuries ago to establish a link between Central Asia, Asia, and southern Europe, known as the silk road. The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length. However, the plague spread to China in the fourth decade of the 14th century and reached Europe by this route. The disease may have traveled along the Silk Road with Mongol armies and traders or it could have arrived via ship. By the end of 1346, reports of plague had reached the seaports of Europe. The plague reached Sicily in October 1347, carried by twelve Genoese ships, and rapidly spread all over the island. The plague slowly spread to other parts of Europe and took away the lives of millions. In Europe, mass graves were dug in many places and dead bodies were buried. When this disease started spreading rapidly in Europe, people started living in the shadow of fear and the fear was that no one even touches the victim. People imprisoned themselves in homes, nothing like society was left. All the things called humanity and morality were over because the administrative officers were also under the grip of this disease at that time, so the administrative steps were not being taken. Renowned Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio was in the city of Florence in 1348, as the plague ravaged the city, he saw everything with his eyes and in his book, he drew the graphic description of that heartbreaking period. The experience inspired him to write The Decameron, a story of seven young women and three young men who escape the Black Death by fleeing to a villa outside the city.
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After about five years, by the year 1352, after the huge devastation, the effect of Black death had started to decrease because people had kept themselves away from the sick people as a precautionary measure. But it had a great effect on Europe's society and its economy. Due to the loss of half the population, Europe was almost deserted, the buildings and factories were empty and after a lot of efforts, the factories' locked machines showed some movements because the population was low, hence wages became expensive. Therefore, the goods manufactured in factories started selling at higher rates. With the Black Death, superstition was also spread among the people, people felt that God has turned his face away and it is a kind of divine punishment and that's why this happened, and some people even started calling it black magic. But despite all the miseries, Europe tried to overcome all kinds of difficulties. In the field of art and culture, the lives of Europeans were back on track, but it took them hundreds of years to recover.
It was the month of October of the year 1347, the weather in Europe was cold when twelve merchant ships reached the Sicilian port of Messina after traveling a long distance from the Black Sea. A large number of people had gathered to welcome the ships, but they met with a terrible surprise when no one came out of the ships. People could not understand anything after seeing all this, but after some time when they boarded the ships themselves, their senses flew away, because they were absolutely shocked to see the whole scene. There were only dead bodies all around on the ships, and among those corpses, there were some people who were still alive and holding the last breath of their life in some way. But they all were seriously ill and covered in black boils that oozed blood and pus, after which many other unpleasant symptoms appeared such as fever, terrible aches, pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and chills - and then, in short order, death. Later, it was found that all these deaths were caused by the plague. This devastating disease is thought to have originated in the dry plains of Central Asia, where it reached Crimea in 1343 by traveling along the Silk Road. From there, it was most likely carried by fleas living on the black rats that traveled on all merchant ships. The epidemic that followed aboard the ship gradually spread to many parts of Europe and killed half of the population there. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population.
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If you look at the history of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the condition of Europe was not much better than other countries, natural disasters or diseases had the same effect as other countries in Europe. Before the outbreak of black death, around 1315 Northern Europe was in the grip of a large scale crisis. Actually, after 1310, the weather of Europe continued to become worst, due to which farming was completely affected. On the other hand, the population of Europe was also increasing and then the same happened that was expected. Usually, in 1315, when there should be no rain, it started raining continuously even in that season and the winter season also became longer. Under such conditions, grain could not ripen, and which led to the complete failure of crops. This tragedy is known as "The Great Famine of 1315-1317", which was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck Europe and caused millions of deaths. It is said that at that time the shortage of food grains had increased so much that those who had grains started selling them by increasing the prices too much. Those who did not have that much money were forced to die of hunger and millions of people of northern Europe died in the anguish of hunger. But yet somehow Europe was emerging from it but no one knew that even bigger tragedy was going to knock.
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Black death is known as the most dangerous epidemic in the history of the world and there have been done many kinds of researches on its causes and consequences. And all the researches suggest that this epidemic was originated in China, but how this disease started in China is still a mystery. It is believed that the Plague was spread in China many times during that period. In the early 1340s, once again the plague had struck china, but this time it did not remain just under the limit of China. In order to facilitate trade, water, and land routes were developed centuries ago to establish a link between Central Asia, Asia, and southern Europe, known as the silk road. The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length. However, the plague spread to China in the fourth decade of the 14th century and reached Europe by this route. The disease may have traveled along the Silk Road with Mongol armies and traders or it could have arrived via ship. By the end of 1346, reports of plague had reached the seaports of Europe. The plague reached Sicily in October 1347, carried by twelve Genoese ships, and rapidly spread all over the island. The plague slowly spread to other parts of Europe and took away the lives of millions. In Europe, mass graves were dug in many places and dead bodies were buried. When this disease started spreading rapidly in Europe, people started living in the shadow of fear and the fear was that no one even touches the victim. People imprisoned themselves in homes, nothing like society was left. All the things called humanity and morality were over because the administrative officers were also under the grip of this disease at that time, so the administrative steps were not being taken. Renowned Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio was in the city of Florence in 1348, as the plague ravaged the city, he saw everything with his eyes and in his book, he drew the graphic description of that heartbreaking period. The experience inspired him to write The Decameron, a story of seven young women and three young men who escape the Black Death by fleeing to a villa outside the city.
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After about five years, by the year 1352, after the huge devastation, the effect of Black death had started to decrease because people had kept themselves away from the sick people as a precautionary measure. But it had a great effect on Europe's society and its economy. Due to the loss of half the population, Europe was almost deserted, the buildings and factories were empty and after a lot of efforts, the factories' locked machines showed some movements because the population was low, hence wages became expensive. Therefore, the goods manufactured in factories started selling at higher rates. With the Black Death, superstition was also spread among the people, people felt that God has turned his face away and it is a kind of divine punishment and that's why this happened, and some people even started calling it black magic. But despite all the miseries, Europe tried to overcome all kinds of difficulties. In the field of art and culture, the lives of Europeans were back on track, but it took them hundreds of years to recover.
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