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The Black Death <Tab/> The Black Death, once it manifested itself, was certain death. Over a third of the European population died. European response to this took four forms. These were isolating themselves, engaging in immoral behavior, fleeing, and trying to deny the threat. The result of this pandemic was to change not only the economic and social structures of Europe but also the psychological outlook. These changes included break down …

…focus on religion when they or family members were dying. The Black Death changed almost every social aspect of Europe. It broke down the entire social structure of Medieval Europe because of lack of people and morals disappearing. Jews were killed over a rumor that they poisoned the wells. People also began to break away from the church. The result of this was a complete change in economic, social, and psychological structure of the time.