Bubonic Plague Dbq

Many things contributed to the crisis of the later middle Ages. There was inflation throughout the Northern Europe. Torrential rain ruined what little crops farmers had and caused a "great famine." Since many people had little to eat they were not able to receive vitamins and became very unhealthy. They became susceptible to diseases and death. Many villages became abandoned, since work could not be found people resorted to living on the streets. It was a vicious cycle and very hard to improve conditions. The Bubonic Plague was first started in China or Russia but quickly spread to Western Europe. The results of the plague were that everything and everyone became frightened and confused. There was such over crowding in the cities that the