The Mediaeval Period: The Dark Ages

The Mediaeval period was a very well-known era with many achievements like trade and law codes. It was also known as the Dark Ages, because of tragic events like the rising of a disease that killed 1/3 of the European and Central Asian populations known as the Black Death. The Black Death was a huge pandemic that took place from 1346-53 mostly taken place in Europe, because it was a lethal virus that killed nearly one third of the European population of 25 million people and there was really no knowledge at the time to stop the plague with a cure and it is still out there today but we now have control over it. The Mediaeval period was an amazing time period in history filled with great achievements such as the rise of Christianity, law codes and trade, but also known as the Dark Ages. Everything was going great until a huge pandemic hit Europe, killing nearly 25 million people. This pandemic was called the Black Death Spreading like wild fire from Central Asia to Europe. This disease killed the host within days and left then breaking apart. The Black Death began with those nasty rodents and their infected fleas. The actual start of the disease was not in Europe, but in Central Asia (Facts on File- Black Death).
The plague stayed Asia and India for 15 years until it began to move to Constantinople in 1347. Within days the infectious disease had gotten further west infection Nepal, India, and other Mediterranean regions. In 1380 it had infected most of Europe and Russia and there was to stop it (Facts on File- Black Death). The plague followed all the trade routes to every single country. No one has any explanations, but Christians thought that it was God’s punishment for all its sins but the church could not conclude this either (Black Death