Europe during the 1300s had many things affecting their culture and way of life. There was war waging all over Europe and disease spreading just as quickly as the fighting. The society of the time was beginning to change, which brought on rebellions of the people who wished to have more control over everything hat was happening. The 14th century brought on a lot of turmoil for those living in Europe at the time and it seems like it was too much happening at one for most of the people living during this time.
One of the largest conflicts of the time was the Hundred Years War. The Hundred years war was a series of conflicts from 1337 until 1453 over which country had the right to the throne of France, the English or the French. After William of Normandy conquered England and his family retained control of the country it became a thought of the English monarchs that they had a right to the French throne through William. England had caused some problems for themselves in the war earlier with the signing of the Magna Carta. The magna carta was signed by king john on June 15, 1215 and was meant to make peace between the king and a group of rebel barons, by signing this the kings of England would lose some of the power they had and would affect them during the war. One
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The Black Death caused many of the government officials and political figures to become infected and eventually die. As more member of the government were affected by the plague, stability went to shambles because the government was helpless and had no strategy to deal with the plague's results. Physicians began to flee abroad to escape the disease leaving the people to suffer alone with no medical attention. When the government began to fall apart, foreign leaders began to step in and claimed power by setting up nation states that led to the powerful parties that controlled Europe during the
Eventually, Afro-Eurasians bounced back from the devastation. Shockingly religious convictions and establishments stayed solid after the decimation of the infection. In some areas, old political frameworks grew stronger, while other new political forces rose to the forefront, and in the aftermath of the Black Plague, political dynasties became the favored arrangement of the government. Also during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, France and England were largely at war with each other, until England was driven from the mainland. Civil war broke out in England, as a result of going to war with the French.
The Renaissance and Age of Exploration In 1453 Europe had to take risks to get out of the “Dark Ages” and into the Golden Age (Renaissance). In the “Dark Ages” the majority of people were living in hard and poor times. Trying to get into the Golden Age started the Age of Exploration, which was a series of voyages and expeditions the Europeans made to get into the global trade and wealth of the east coast. In document one of the DBQ it says, “With trade routes to the east in hand of the Ottomans, Europeans needed to find new trade routes.” This was one cause of the Europeans wanting to explore new lands.
There is no question that hardship and scattering fear re-shaped the Europeans during the 14th century. To the Europeans, they were the generation that faced the true wrath of god. It was this rather that consumed them religiously, culturally, and economically. It is for these reasons, that the Europeans faced their downfall during this century at no fault of their own. Disasters have struck throughout history, but none so consequential or sparse and quickly as the Black Death of the 14th century.
Shortly after the 13th century for about two hundred years, the population would rebound in Afro-Eurasia, where new political dynasties would become the norm and older political dynasties would become stronger than their pre-plagued era. After the Mongol invasion and the disastrous plague, the growing population would favor political dynasties and more surprisingly, religious faith and establishments would continue to thrive after the plague. The Black Death was the result of a few strains that combined together killing twenty-five to sixty-five percent of the local population, but the most likely cause of the disease was the climate changes, the Mongol armies would spread the multiple strains through China and other parts around Afro-Eurasia.
Some of those wars are the French and Indian War, and the War between Britain and France. The Seven Years War took place in the American continent and the War between Britain and France was fought in Europe. The King was in need of money. He had to get that money somewhere, so he
In 1347, Europe had just been infected by the Black Death. This epidemic killed over 2/3 of Europe’s population and lasted for over five years. The pathogen that caused the Black Death was Yersinia Pestis which causes many forms of plague. The Plague originated in central and south Asia then traveled through trade routes like the Silk Road, all the way to Sicily The Black Death killed most of Europe’s population, thus ending Feudalism by having not enough serfs and workers to run fields and farms. The land owners started to offer more for their work and labor, making the lower class more wealthy, and providing more jobs.
The decline in population had immediate effects on Medieval Europe. It reached Europe in the late 1340’s killing an estimated 25 million people. This was 30 – 60% of Europe’s total population. Some historians believe that one third of the population died while others believe it was one fifth. This is because there was no
The Black Death brought a period of growth to an end, and killed roughly a third of Europe’s population in just a few years. While the plague was present, a series of destructive wars were tearing apart trade and economy. Europe was repeatedly experiencing hard times and the Plague was when they just couldn't handle anything else (concourse). As more and more people died, it became much harder to find people to work fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.
A precipitating factor would be that the colonists still valued English protection and feared the Catholic colony of New France who were fighting for fur trade. While the English colonies were preoccupied with the Glorious Revolution, French forces of the fur trade were seen attacking New York and New England. This developed into what is known as King William's War, which illustrated the conflict against France in Europe. It was caused by colonial outgrowth and lasted until 1697. The conflict is seen as a distinguishing mark that along with the English royal government there also came the weight of military security.
Consequently, the black death caused the stable system, known as feudalism to cease to exist in Europe. The Black death is a horrible disease that caused many symptoms in and on the body and was easily transmitted. There are a few different
Europe faced many difficulties during the 13th and early 14th century which was considered the dark ages, many things accrued during that time. There was war between England and France which lasted for a hundred years from 1337-1453 these claimed many lives between the British and the French people to this day they have not forgotten the tragedy befallen both countries. The Black Death
The Black Death was a disease that had a catastrophic impact on Europe. Reaching Europe in 1347, the plague killed an estimation of one-third of the population in the first wave. Each document varies with its reasons for the cause of the plague and how to deal with it. The first document Ordinances against the Spread of Plague seemed to blame Pisa and Lucca for the plague and thus, began to forbid contact with those places. It was forbidden for citizens of Pistoia to go to, or have contact with anyone or anything from Pisa or Lucca.
During the mid-fourteenth century, a plague hit Europe. Initially spreading through rats and subsequently fleas, it killed at least one-third of the population of Europe and continued intermittently until the 18th century. There was no known cure at the time, and the bacteria spread very quickly and would kill an infected person within two days, which led to structural public policies, religious, and medical changes in Europe. The plague had an enormous social effect, killing much of the population and encouraging new health reforms, it also had religious effects by attracting the attention of the Catholic Church, and lastly, it affected the trade around Europe, limiting the transportation of goods. As a response to the plague that took place
In summary, the Black Death affected political aspects of Europe because it altered the plans of the Kings who wanted to conquer more land, and make more money for themselves and their nobility. The politics in Europe were not the only area affected by the Black
The Black Death also known as the “black plaque” was a widespread of bubonic plaque that killed nearly seventy-five million people and wiped out a fourth of the entire Europe population. The Black Death was caused by the bacterium “…Yersinia pestis that comes from wild rodents that arrived in Europe by sea in October