Consenquences

The black plague, a known deadly plague killed over 20 million people, it 1st started in Constantinople and it started spreading around that area. It spread through trade routes into Europe and other places. The government of the affected areas didn't know how to respond. Thousands and thousands of people died, 60-70% of the population perished. There were too many jobs and not enough people to work because the black plague wiped out all of the employees. Jews, lepers, friars, foreigners, beggars, pilgrims, etc. were blamed for the plague outbreak. They were wrongly executed all throughout Europe. Many small wars broke out between communities because no one knew where this disease was coming from, so they just blamed it on each other. The Black Plague caused controversy in religions as well. Many people believed that Priests could have stopped the plague because they had an "open line of communication with God". People started to believe that this was God's wrath upon them. Lots of followers left the churches and became flagellants.