I think the biggest impact of the Black Death is to promote people to improve public measures and sanitation.Without accurate knowledge about the cause of the disease and effective treatment methods, society in the fourteenth century was very limited in dealing with and preventing the spread of the plague. Fleeing was indeed the most effective public epidemic prevention measure that people could do at that time. Given that the effects of therapies trying to cure the plague are very small, the Black Death has allowed Europe and the world to rapidly extend and improve public health measures, especially in the following decades and centuries, because the disease will still appear from time to time. The flushing device improved by the craftsmen at that time. Then, in 1778, Dr. John Harington invented the flush toilet based on this device.

The Three Dead Kings, also known by its Latin title De Tribus Regibus Mortuis or as The Three Living and the Three Dead, is a 15th-century Middle English poem. It is found in the manuscript MS. Douce 302, and its authorship is sometimes attributed to a Shropshire priest, John Audelay

I believe this is the main idea of the author. Of course, this is not to say that we don't need to work hard in this life. Rather, it is teaching us to treat worldly money and power with a normal view, not to be blinded by greed and to do things that are detrimental to virtue. Whether you are a privileged class or an ordinary masse, everyone is equal before death. If you can treat others with the attitude of treating yourself in your daily life, there will not be so many contradictions and wars. The world will become better. Our lives will be happier.

The Ordinance of Labourers 1349 (23 Edw. 3) is often considered to be the start of English labour law.Specifically, it fixed wages and imposed price controls; required all those under the age of 60 to work; prohibited the enticing away of another's servants; and other terms.The ordinance required several things, including:

Everyone under 60 must work. Employers must not hire excess workers. Employers may not pay and workers may not receive wages higher than pre-plague levels. Food must be priced reasonably with no excess profit. No one, under the pain of imprisonment, was to give any thing to able-bodied beggars 'under the color of pity or alms'. The ordinance was issued in response to the 1348−1350 outbreak of the Black Death in England. During this outbreak, an estimated 30−40% of the population died.The decline in population left surviving workers in great demand in the agricultural economy of Britain.

This is an age of ignorance and superstition, and also the darkest age. But it is precise because of the opposition and dispute between religion and the people that there are conflicts between countries and the resistance of farmers. This has also become a turning point in European technological development.

How similar to World War II

Looking back at history, the Jews are a calamitous nation. If they are really guilty, then the only sin is that they are too good at making money.

Discrimination against minorities began at this time. It seems that we are always unable to understand and tolerate each other like God for people of different skin colors. but they believe God because God could understand and tolerate them. What an ironic thing.

The urban construction and public health facilities, from the sewers of the bathhouses of ancient Roman citizens to the urban sewer network (designed to drain sewage) built-in Paris under Rue Montmartre in 1370 which built by weak productivity are services for the elite enjoyment facilities. It's just an epidemic that separates most public in peacetime. when the war is coming, death is treated equally. For the first time in human history, the water supply problem was solved scientifically. From my personal point of view, I would owe it to the urban water supply system established by the French engineer H.P.G. Darcy in 1856 for the French city of Dijon.

Paris sewers

I do not deny the role and influence of religion on people's spirituality, which is why religion often develops unprecedentedly during catastrophes. But I think the progress of mankind mainly depends on the development of science and technology.

I think people at the time would blame everything on God because first of all, the science and medical care of society at that time did not get enough development. People lack the necessary knowledge, and the Black Death is a terrifying unknown monster to them. So they subconsciously think that maybe in a place they can't see, someone, such as God, is punishing them.

We are still facing many environmental problems rights now, such as global warming, a hole in the ozone layer, and the extinction of rare animals. As the master of the earth, human beings often feel that we have a responsibility to save other animals or the earth. Actually, the change will not kill the earth, it will only make us lose the environment in which we can live. Even if all human beings are dead, after a few billion years, the earth may be able to reproduce a new era.

I like this sentence because it is my attitude towards life. I think people should live in the present and not be too anxious about the future or something you couldn't stop. Do not regret every decision you make and do things that make you happy. This sentence is easy to say, but difficult to do.

Medical staff is a profession that particularly requires courage. In addition to facing the risk of infection, they must also face patients and their families who cannot understand them. In China, the doctor-patient relationship has become a serious social problem. Many patients cannot be cured, they blame everything to the doctor. several wounding incidents occur. so some hospitals in China were forced to install security machines at the entrance.

The same situation happened in China.The Black Death in 1334 reduced the population of Hubei Province in China about 90%. From 1353-1453, the population of the eight regions in the Yuan dynasty was reduced by two-thirds due to the Black Death, and the total number of deaths was about 25 million. The Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's family has total nine members, however, within half a month, four people (his father, mother, elder brother and nephew) died of illness. Therefore, he participated in the uprising and became the later founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

There is a Chinese saying that a rat poop will spoil a pot of porridge. It is used as a metaphor for people who are always unable to perform their duties at a special time. But I also remembered the scene where the Pope prayed for mass in the empty square in the Vatican. In this coronavirus, I have seen many medical workers insist on taking care of the sick They are the bravest people.

The Black Death is called the "Plague" in China. Some scholars believe that it originated in China and spread to Europe through the Silk Road. At that period, China was the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Large-scale people's uprising broke out because of the Plague, then It is coming to the Ming Dynasty. But what is interesting is that in history, this Plague did not have a particularly profound impact on China as same as Europe. I think that it can be viewed from the perspective of population circulation. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the population of Western Europe has continued to grow, but under the influence of the Black Death, the population has declined sharply and has remained at a fairly low level for a long time. This is very rare in European history. It can be seen from the picture that Britain only recovered to its pre-Black Death population in 1650. The Black Death was a turning point in the decline of the Middle Ages. So the impact is very different. The main reason for the massive decline in China’s population is that the ruler’s tyranny or the turmoil caused by large-scale wars have led to population deaths. Diseases are only one of the reasons. Besides, China has experienced more rapid population decline cycles than Europe in history. In a word, Its impact is far less than the Opium War. Population In China

Science is the external extension of rationality, and religion is the external extension of sensibility. When people are facing difficulties such as birth, old, sickness, or death, religion can offer people a cheap, long-term, and effective spiritual sustenance. It is the spiritual comfort of people in despair.However, the fear of death seems to be written in human's DNA. if religion makes we believe that die is not the end of everything, but another kind of beginning. Maybe we all have the courage to face it. So when religion will be more popular as a catastrophe erupts.I like the image described by the author, which tells us the meaning of religion

It seems that human nature is inherently selfish. I think this is particularly typical in Western society. Or it should be called "exquisite egoism." In fact, human beings are originally a big whole. But most of the time, there are few things that can be truly shared by all mankind, such as religion, or information about the coronavirus. Actually, only few people really grasp the influence on the normal public. For example, coronavirus first spread in China, but China has also learned a lot of valuable epidemic prevention experiences, such as wearing masks and quarantine. Facts have proved that this is still the most effective measure so far. But I regret to see that this information has not been truly shared and widely disseminated. For various reasons, the United States wasted a few months before actually implementing quarantine measures and mandatory wearing masks. At this time, the number of people infected with coronavirus has reached millions. In China, the public often listens to the government, so these measures are not difficult to implement. Of course, part of the reasons is related to the one-party system of the Chinese government, and the other part is that Chinese people are used to prioritizing group interests. In contrast, the American people are accustomed to freedom and questioning, so they often put personal interests first. Many people on the Internet said that quarantine has affected their normal lives, or wearing masks is too suffocating. It seems that they don't care about the soaring number of infections every day. They only care about the inconvenience of their lives. It is undeniable that this attitude can promote the rapid economic and social development to a certain extent, but during the pandemic, if we can treat everyone as ourselves and think more for others, it is actually saving ourselves.

I don't believe in Catholicism, but it is obvious that such as Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism, or religious ideas are closely related to our spiritual world no matter how they are used, and can even affect our survival during a pandemic. In our world, there are too many things we cannot explain with science and logic, there are too many things we can’t stop, like the author said, diseases, wars, and so on. Faced with these disasters, we may feel helpless and insignificant. Your religious faith could be your strongest backing. If God really exists who love us unconditionally and accept us, Whether you are guilty or not. People will feel very at ease in their hearts and have the courage to face the hardships of life, and even to face death. I don't think there is heaven or hell after death, but religion can teach those who believe it not to fear death and live with confidence and happiness. Imagine if you live in the era of the Black Death, your friends and relatives around you are dying every day, perhaps only the church bells can give you some consolation. Make you believe that, no matter what, you are not alone and the pain will always pass. This might not be a way to make life happier now.