Bubonic Plague Dbq

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Introduction The Black Death or the Bubonic Plague was a catastrophic pandemic, that ravaged through Medieval Europe during the 14th century and caused the decimation of the human population, killing 50 million people. The Black Death left an everlasting mark on Europe and reshaped society. It was transmitted through flea-ridden rats that were on ships. The Bubonic Plague causes severe symptoms such as black skin and swollen lymph nodes, eventually killing the person in 2 to 7 days. Nonetheless, the Black Death caused many long-term and short-term effects on medieval Europe such as advances in medicinal practice and architecture, the end of the feudal system and peasants becoming wealthier from buying land. As we delve deeper into the many