Medieval Social System

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Medieval Europe was one of the most popular era’s. The medieval period was very unique; they had different ways of fulfilling errands compared to modern day techniques. Their social hierarchy, lifestyle, health, castles and weapons were all very exclusive to Medieval Europe. We also can’t forget one of the most important events in medieval history; The Black Plague.

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There was a very distinctive social hierarchy during the medieval period. The person who could control what everyone does, including royalty, was the pope. He was in charge of the church, so if anyone wanted to get married or make a critical decision they would have to get permission from him. The royal family were the second most essential in the social class system …show more content…

This plague is known as The Black Death. The first recorded outbreak of the plague was in China, 1334. The disease gradually spread to Europe in 1347 due to infected rats, fleas that had the blood of infected animals in them and close trading with other countries. The disease was extremely contagious, so because of the close living conditions the disease spread even more rapidly. Because the plague was spreading fast, the residents thought they should wear masks that had a hollow nose filled with herbs because they believed if they breathed in herbs the diseases and bacteria wouldn’t affect them. But many people still died as a result to this plague, in fact between 1348 and 1350 almost 2/3 of the population of England died because of the diseases. After experiencing symptoms such as: fever, headaches and vomiting, you were most likely to die in a week. If the victim was lucky or rich, there would be bell to indicate that another person had passed but people who were poor and low in social status wouldn’t even get acknowledged. This plague had eventually died down but arose again from time to time until the 1600’s when a fire broke out in London; this fire is known as The Great Fire of London. The fire had started early morning on September 2, 1666 in the house of King Charles II. The fire had swiftly spread to the streets and other houses. Because most of house in the area were made of wood, the houses had disintegrated very quickly. Although the citizens had to rebuild the city again, the fire had killed all infected rats and fleas, therefore, making The Black Death plague stop spreading once and for

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