The Aftermath On the Population

     Before the plague, medieval Europe was very crowded. Crowded, but stable. Unfortunately, many went hungry, only getting enough to survive. Sometimes not even that. People didn't expect the plague to travel as quickly as it did. So many people would die that, at times, there was no one to take over the person's job after they past. Towns were being deserted and families were loosing their members. The plague was truly devastating for all that had had to live through the tragedy.

     The most demanded jobs were religious leaders, physicians, and gravediggers. A gravedigger was, before the Black Death, considered to be one of the lowest jobs one could have. 30-60% of the population were dying or already dead, so the job became more common. I still can't imagine anyone wanting to have that job. I don't think anyone did, but only took on the job because it needed to be done. Religious leaders became highly respected, more than they were before the devastation. physicians were the people the other people went to when they were infected. Sadly, they could do little for the victims. The Black Death took a toll on the population of medieval Europe, leaving millions of dead bodies in it's gruesome path.