The black plague disrupted the lives the people of the dark ages in three ways, the church itself was questioned, death was everywhere, and the economy was destroyed. This plague was possibly the most devastating disaster ever to hit Europe, and it could happen again.

The disease had people questioning the church. The citizens of infected towns would pray and pray, but usually their prayers would be un-answered. When people would gather in the churches, they would interact with each others, spreading the disease. At the start of the middle ages, the church had such strong power. This was because it carried the power from the Roman Empire; it was the only major link between the two civilizations. But after the disease, the church did not get the respect, which it previously held.

The population of Europe during the time of the plague was greatly demolished. About one half of the people in the infested cities died. This destroyed culture, families and some lines if kings. The people were scared to go out in the streets so art was not very popular. Parents would kick their kids out of their house, so they would not catch diseases from them, in royal families kings who were supposed to rule were killed which sometimes caused a political chaos.

During the plague the main focus of life was just survival, not improving technology or trade. People only left the house if they absolutely needed to. The markets were shut down, and people would fear foreign merchants coming form diseased towns. This was how the disease spread to so many places and killed so many people. Trade was very popular, and everyone went to the market, so if the disease was at the markets, everyone would get it.

The Black Plague was a time of complete chaos, people dying everywhere you looked, the economy fell to pieces, and social power was eroding. The people did not know what was going on or how to stop it. It took over five hundred years to finally find the cause and a vaccine, if this were to happen again the effects could be even worse.