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What would the world be like without the Black Death?
Without the Black Plague, feudalism would persist and the class division in Europe would never end, similar to other parts of the world that stunted their development. In a world where the Black Plague never happened, antisemitism would not have been strong enough to give one man enough power to kill millions of Jews.
What was life like before the Black Death?
Before the rapid spread of the Black Death, Europe was overpopulated and there was a shortage of land to be cultivated. Every last piece of space had been used to grow crops, and even formerly barren land was being cultivated. Land was costly, with people having to pay high rents while earning low wages.
Why was the Black Death important?
The high number of deaths had a dramatic effect on the world’s population at the time and shows the ability of diseases to spread widely in society. The next significance of the Black Death was the knowledge that modern societies have learned about preventing and stopping the spread of pandemics.
What would Europe be like if the black plague never occurred?
Had the Black Death not occurred, human population growth would have hit the limit of food supply much sooner, especially since the climate also changed dramatically about the time of the Black Death, entering the last “mini Ice Age.” Thus, crop productivity was dropping at the same time population was rising.
$\\begingroup$. The black death wiped out anywhere between 20% and 50% of the human population, and so without it obviously the world population would be billions more than it is now. What I’m more interested in is how else history would be different without it, some notable related events include:
How did the Black Death affect the Old World?
The Black Death or Bubonic Plague was a wide pandemic event that occurred from 1346–1353 in the Old World, affecting primarily Asia and Europe. It is estimated to have killed more than 30% of Europe’s population, while also having a devastating impact on Asian cultures.
What was the second most common form of the Black Death?
The pneumonic plague is an airborne plague that attacks the lungs before the rest of the body. Pneumonic plague was the second most commonly seen form during the Black Death with a mortality rate of ninety to ninety-five percent. The septicaemic plague is a form of deadly blood poisoning.
What are the facts about the Black Plague?
One of the most terrifying black plague facts is that it killed 30 to 50 percent of infected victims back in the Black Death outbreak. In the modern world, however, the barely changed virus only kills 2 to 3 percent of infected victims, even when modern medicine is not accessible.