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The Black Death: How 1347–1353 Changed European Civilization
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In six years, the bubonic plague killed 30–60% of Europe's population. But the Black Death's legacy goes far beyond the death toll. Labor shortages empowered surviving peasants and accelerated the decline of feudalism. Art became preoccupied with mortality — the danse macabre motif swept across Europe. The Church's inability to explain or stop the plague permanently damaged its spiritual authority. The demographic shock reshaped inheritance patterns, land distribution, and the foundations of Renaissance humanism.
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