William PollardDemocratic Roots12/11/13The world, in one place, has always been horrible to at least one group of people throughout the past history of the world. All of Europe, impoverished, sick with poor hygiene and constantly attacked by barbarians. Now add the fact that there was a disease that would kill you, out of nowhere, with no way to successfully stop it. The Black Death was by far one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. If the Black Death had not occurred; the world would be completely different. In the Middle Ages, the main effect mentioned was the decline in the demographic decline of Europe, caused directly by the Black Death. The death toll for just two years (1348-1350) peaked at around 200 million, but may have been as low as 75 million. In just four years, almost 50% of the European population has died. Now let's take into account the people who died because no food was grown because there was no one to tend the fields, the people who died because there was no security. This affected knowledge, trade and genetic continuity. Another debilitating factor caused disastrous consequences....